Changes

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

As your world suffers through the economic meltdown, as it has been called, hours pass into days, and days into weeks, and it seems as though this slow-paced activity continues on, and so it is.  As we began to explain to you approximately three years ago this is a natural occurrence in the realm of your world, that the selfishness, the self acquisition of material goods, wealth and power, have created tremendous divisions among you.  This is a natural and normal evolutionary state of a world that has progressed to the point where yours has.  This is quite normal; this is not unusual.  Yet how can you, as a world, overcome this challenge remains unique to this world, for each evolutionary world that goes through these economic progressions and developments, this evolution, seeks its own unique solutions that eventually lead to the days of light and life of harmony, whether that takes ten centuries or one hundred centuries to do.  You are at the very, very beginning of the conscious evolution of your world’s civilization.

As your world suffers through the [[Economics|economic]] meltdown, as it has been called, hours pass into days, and days into weeks, and it seems as though this slow-paced activity continues on, and so it is.  As we began to explain to you approximately three years ago this is a natural occurrence in the realm of your world, that the selfishness, the self acquisition of [[material]] [[things|goods]], wealth and [[power]], have created tremendous divisions among you.  This is a natural and normal [[evolution]]ary state of a world that has progressed to the point where yours has.  This is quite normal; this is not unusual.  Yet how can you, as a world, overcome this challenge remains [[unique]] to this world, for each evolutionary world that goes through these economic progressions and developments, this evolution, seeks its own unique solutions that eventually lead to the days of [[light and life]] of [[harmony]], whether that takes ten centuries or one hundred centuries to do.  You are at the very, very beginning of the conscious evolution of your world’s [[civilization]].

   

   

You here, who listen to these words and who read these words, are among those who are becoming the designers of a sustainable civilization.  Though your world may be rapt in destructive and economic turndown, which effects you personally, we request that you maintain a personal balance and harmony and knowing that right solutions and developments will be coming through, for you hold the consciousness of the new world that is coming into existence.  You have read previous transcripts; you have read the Urantia Book and have a fairly good idea of what a settled world is like.  You have read about these settled worlds in that book, and so you have something that you can hold in your mind’s eye, your consciousness, and can project this pattern of harmony and balance onto the consciousness of your world.  As we have said many times before, this is energetic, this is intentional, it is purposeful and it can be done by you and must be done by you.  

You here, who listen to these [[words]] and who read these words, are among those who are becoming the designers of a sustainable civilization.  Though your world may be rapt in destructive and economic turndown, which effects you personally, we request that you maintain a personal [[balance]] and [[harmony]] and knowing that right solutions and developments will be coming through, for you hold the [[consciousness]] of the new world that is coming into existence.  You have read previous transcripts; you have read the [[Urantia Book]] and have a fairly good [[idea]] of what a settled world is like.  You have read about these settled worlds in that [[book]], and so you have something that you can hold in your mind’s eye, your consciousness, and can project this [[pattern]] of harmony and balance onto the consciousness of your world.  As we have said many times before, this is energetic, this is [[intention]]al, it is purposeful and it can be done by you and must be done by you.  

   

   

Your world is now experiencing the first of many difficulties that will come into existence in the years and decades to come.  We surmise, or estimate, that within twenty to thirty years at most, your world will have come to an early phase of balance, where you have come through the tragedies and trauma of a world that is in immense change, on many levels and in many planes.  Light workers, as yourselves, are the light bearers who point ahead to the future with their consciousness by imprinting a pattern of peace and harmony, equality, growth and life upon your world’s energy systems.  You are the point person of the brigade of light workers behind you; you are pointing the way into the future.  Just as there are point persons in a platoon engaged in combat, so too are you point persons of light, pointing the way to solutions into the future.  

Your world is now experiencing the first of many difficulties that will come into existence in the years and decades to come.  We surmise, or estimate, that within twenty to thirty years at most, your world will have come to an early [[phase]] of balance, where you have come through the tragedies and trauma of a world that is in immense change, on many levels and in many [[dimensions|planes]].  Light workers, as yourselves, are the [[light]] bearers who point ahead to the future with their consciousness by imprinting a pattern of peace and harmony, equality, growth and life upon your world’s [[energy]] systems.  You are the point person of the brigade of light workers behind you; you are pointing the way into the future.  Just as there are point persons in a platoon engaged in combat, so too are you point persons of light, pointing the way to solutions into the future.  

   

   

Your courageousness to do this is very important.  Your willingness to be here with us, to engage your unseen friends in reforming—these words are completely inadequate to explain what is going to happen in your world, for you are the people who will reframe the consciousness of your world.  It is important that you remain at peace and at ease, not for a day, or a week, or a month, or a year, but for many, many, many years—the remaining years of your physical lives.  You are the standard bearers that others look towards and follow!  The metaphors of war, and of marching, and of moving forward are very similar, though there is no war against the discord and disharmony and destructiveness and selfishness and arrogance of people in this world—they simply are as they are.  We march forward with you in support of you, through the months and years ahead, going in the direction that we know is right, the direction that is sustainable for your world, your societies and your nations.

Your courageousness to do this is very important.  Your willingness to be here with us, to engage your unseen friends in reforming—these [[words]] are completely inadequate to explain what is going to happen in your world, for you are the people who will reframe the consciousness of your world.  It is important that you remain at peace and at ease, not for a day, or a week, or a month, or a year, but for many, many, many years—the remaining years of your physical lives.  You are the standard bearers that others look towards and follow!  The [[metaphor]]s of war, and of marching, and of moving forward are very similar, though there is no war against the discord and disharmony and destructiveness and selfishness and arrogance of people in this world—they simply are as they are.  We march forward with you in support of you, through the months and years ahead, going in the direction that we know is right, the direction that is sustainable for your world, your societies and your nations.

   

   

We are heartened by a change of attitude in your economic advisors, for they too are looking at the global economic situation as one that needs to be nurtured toward a sustainable global economy—and many of those advisors are scratching their heads wondering how to do this.  They have caught your vision of a sustainable world, and a sustainable global economy is the fundamental beginning of a globally sustainable civilization, at the material level.  You however, with us, are imprinting that future with your consciousness of sustainability in all regards, in all realms of your society, your families, your communities and your social institutions.  We know that on some days you will let down your guard and be depressed or morose about what is occurring, for you have friends and family and neighbors, who are losing their jobs, who are losing their homes, who must relocate to other situations.  We know that these days of low energy will pass and we ask you to be heartened by the vision that you have been given by Christ Michael and by myself and my teams.

We are heartened by a change of attitude in your economic advisors, for they too are looking at the global economic situation as one that needs to be nurtured toward a sustainable global economy—and many of those advisors are scratching their heads [[wonder]]ing how to do this.  They have caught your vision of a sustainable world, and a sustainable global economy is the fundamental beginning of a globally sustainable civilization, at the [[material]] level.  You however, with us, are imprinting that future with your [[consciousness]] of sustainability in all regards, in all realms of your [[society]], your families, your communities and your social institutions.  We know that on some days you will let down your guard and be depressed or morose about what is occurring, for you have friends and [[family]] and neighbors, who are losing their jobs, who are losing their [[home]]s, who must relocate to other situations.  We know that these days of low energy will pass and we ask you to be heartened by the [[vision]] that you have been given by Christ [[Michael]] and by myself and my teams.

   

   

It is difficult to be of good cheer, yet you know that through this darkness, through this difficult time, the way will come forward.  This is the time that is most unique in your world, a time that has never been seen before by this civilization, ever.  This is the time of reclamation of Christ Michael’s world of his incarnation, the one to which he will return one day, and when he does, it will be a day in which he can express his pride, his satisfaction, his glee for those who have assisted him to bring this world of the cross into the new era.

It is difficult to be of good cheer, yet you know that through this darkness, through this difficult time, the way will come forward.  This is the [[time]] that is most [[unique]] in your world, a time that has never been seen before by this civilization, ever.  This is the time of reclamation of Christ Michael’s world of his [[incarnation]], the one to which he will return one day, and when he does, it will be a day in which he can express his pride, his satisfaction, his glee for those who have assisted him to bring this world of the cross into the new era.

   

   

I mentioned that this economic turndown, this recession—whatever you want to call it—is the first of many that you will see.  You will learn to view this difficult time with the patience of the midwayers, those individuals who assist in the management and care-taking of your world, where they have seen millennia upon hundreds of millennia, come and go on this world and all the changes that have come through it.  You will come to this perspective as well, or you will suffer greatly in your emotional state and your social happiness.  You will see as the tides rise on the beaches and inundate many countries and flood cities that this is the way it is for now — this is temporary, it is not permanent, it will pass.  What we are telling you through all of this is that these are times of change.  These are times when the spiritual pressure of yourself can be applied to your world in very effective ways.  This is a time when economic, political and social leaders of your world can invoke great change for the good of your world.  And as we have said before, there can be no change when everyone is very pleased with their situation, even when it is at the disadvantage of others.

I mentioned that this economic turndown, this recession—whatever you want to call it—is the first of many that you will see.  You will learn to view this difficult time with the patience of the [[midwayers]], those [[individual]]s who assist in the management and care-taking of your world, where they have seen millennia upon hundreds of millennia, come and go on this world and all the changes that have come through it.  You will come to this [[perspective]] as well, or you will suffer greatly in your emotional state and your social happiness.  You will see as the tides rise on the beaches and inundate many countries and flood cities that this is the way it is for now — this is temporary, it is not permanent, it will pass.  What we are telling you through all of this is that these are times of change.  These are times when the [[spiritual]] pressure of yourself can be applied to your world in very effective ways.  This is a time when economic, [[politics|political]] and social leaders of your world can invoke great change for the [[goodness|good]] of your world.  And as we have said before, there can be no change when everyone is very pleased with their situation, even when it is at the disadvantage of others.

   

   

The era that you are moving into is difficult.  It will require reframing and new perspectives by those who have tremendous wealth, and those who have little.  Even those with tremendous wealth must readjust themselves to those who have a moderate means.  The differences in your world have been caused by the accumulation of wealth in the very small percentage of people.  We are not saying this is bad.  There is no moral or ethical judgment against it—it is simply that it is unproductive, it does not lead to a world that aids the survivability of a society or a civilization.  

The era that you are moving into is difficult.  It will require reframing and new perspectives by those who have tremendous wealth, and those who have little.  Even those with tremendous wealth must readjust themselves to those who have a moderate means.  The differences in your world have been caused by the accumulation of wealth in the very small percentage of people.  We are not saying this is bad.  There is no moral or ethical judgment against it—it is simply that it is unproductive, it does not lead to a world that aids the survivability of a society or a civilization.  

   

   

The acquisition of tremendous wealth by a small percentage of your population is one of the phases of your world, as it has grown from an industrial world into an economic world force, and now into the informational and mindal/spiritual age that is to come.  One of the major causes of the economic difficulties of your world is that because the great masses of money and finance have been sequestered in a very few interest areas, in individuals and corporations, foundations and trusts, the flow of money is limited to the few, who strive to retain their wealth.  Again, this is not “bad,” it is simply that it does not sustain a working, workable civilization at the economic level.  What is required of sustainability in a global economy is the rapid distribution of wealth so that those who have little are encouraged to gain, and provided to them through an educational program, a health program, family/eugenics program, where there is thought and care to how individuals live, and the means to improve themselves to the degree of their innate abilities.

The acquisition of tremendous wealth by a small percentage of your population is one of the phases of your world, as it has grown from an industrial world into an economic world force, and now into the [[information]]al and [[mind]]al/[[spiritual]] age that is to come.  One of the major causes of the economic difficulties of your world is that because the great masses of money and finance have been sequestered in a very few interest areas, in individuals and corporations, foundations and trusts, the flow of [[money]] is limited to the few, who strive to retain their wealth.  Again, this is not “bad,” it is simply that it does not sustain a working, workable civilization at the economic level.  What is required of sustainability in a global economy is the rapid distribution of wealth so that those who have little are encouraged to gain, and provided to them through an educational program, a health program, [[family]]/[[eugenics]] program, where there is thought and care to how individuals live, and the means to improve themselves to the degree of their innate abilities.

   

   

Everyone in a sustainable global economy has enough, and there are not too many people in that global economy to create an obvious imbalance between the very poorest and the very wealthy.  Most everyone [in a sustainable global economy] comes into a range of wealth, which is much smaller in its breadth and its extremes than exist now in your world.  The very wealthy have less, and the very poorest have more.  Everyone has the capacity to engage their potential at the level of their capability.  

Everyone in a sustainable global economy has enough, and there are not too many people in that global economy to create an obvious imbalance between the very poorest and the very wealthy.  Most everyone [in a sustainable global economy] comes into a range of wealth, which is much smaller in its breadth and its extremes than exist now in your world.  The very wealthy have less, and the very poorest have more.  Everyone has the capacity to engage their potential at the level of their capability.  

   

   

Let us draw back again to a larger perspective of your nation and what is occurring around the world in wealthy, technologically developed economies.  We have noted an increase of anxiety among your populations in general, yet those who are poor have no anxiety, do they?  For what is the difference between $1 a day and $1.20 a day to live on?  Not much.  They are at the survival level, but when you are anxious about making payments on five of your cars, there is an anxiety about your future, your capability.  Their anxiety stems from immature souls, souls that have not garnered the experiences to gain wisdom to understand their positions of might and power.  It is not necessary to have grand houses, and several of them, or many cars, or boats, or any other goods, but to have sufficient amount; even ones with great quality, but just sufficient amount to live well, so that others might live more simply, more capably, more competently in their lives.  

Let us draw back again to a larger perspective of your nation and what is occurring around the world in wealthy, technologically developed economies.  We have noted an increase of anxiety among your populations in general, yet those who are poor have no anxiety, do they?  For what is the difference between $1 a day and $1.20 a day to live on?  Not much.  They are at the survival level, but when you are anxious about making payments on five of your cars, there is an anxiety about your future, your capability.  Their anxiety stems from immature [[soul]]s, souls that have not garnered the [[experience]]s to gain [[wisdom]] to understand their positions of might and power.  It is not necessary to have grand houses, and several of them, or many cars, or boats, or any other [[things|goods]], but to have sufficient amount; even ones with great [[quality]], but just sufficient amount to live well, so that others might live more simply, more capably, more competently in their lives.  

   

   

It is not necessary to be impoverished; it is not necessary to live the poorest of lives; it is not necessary to live as an ascetic to gain in spiritual prosperity and wealth.  It is simply a mind-set that one has about their world and their position in the world.  The worst and most egregious attitude towards wealth is, “I’m going to get mine, before anyone else.”  This is a statement that has been heard many times on your world and in you culture, which works against the individual’s soul growth and their enrichment.  It works against good relationships with those they work with, their neighbors and within their families.

It is not necessary to be impoverished; it is not necessary to live the poorest of lives; it is not necessary to live as an [[ascetic]] to gain in [[spiritual]] prosperity and wealth.  It is simply a mind-set that one has about their world and their position in the world.  The worst and most egregious attitude towards wealth is, “I’m going to get mine, before anyone else.”  This is a statement that has been heard many times on your world and in you [[culture]], which works against the individual’s soul growth and their enrichment.  It works against good relationships with those they work with, their neighbors and within their families.

   

   

The anxieties that are felt in your nation, for example, stem from the fact that they might have to give up some of this wealth and live more simply.  For some, gaining great wealth is a simple means of becoming greater than other people by having more, but this is the most inadequate, most archaic and primitive method of showing and demonstrating your greatness.  It is external; true greatness radiates from within you.  We have those among you here who simply radiate their love, radiate their presence to others.  They pour out their heart without even asking you how many houses you have or what you do—they simply love you, accept you, abide by you, and support you in all ways.

The anxieties that are felt in your nation, for example, stem from the [[fact]] that they might have to give up some of this wealth and live more simply.  For some, gaining great wealth is a simple means of becoming greater than other people by having more, but this is the most inadequate, most archaic and primitive method of showing and demonstrating your greatness.  It is external; true greatness radiates from within you.  We have those among you here who simply radiate their love, radiate their [[presence]] to others.  They pour out their [[heart]] without even asking you how many houses you have or what you do—they simply love you, accept you, abide by you, and support you in all ways.

   

   

Your nation and population must become more assured in its existence, and then your economy will begin to bloom in a more stable manner.  As many of you have experienced poverty, you have experienced the material relationship of yourself with God’s universe of good.  You have lost many things, you have lost friends and property, you became impoverished and soon you began to live at that level, to live adequately, feel comfortable, and then begin to improve.  For the way forward is through the revelation of truth in your life that is suitable for you, the way forward for your soul growth can be devised materially.  

Your nation and population must become more assured in its existence, and then your economy will begin to bloom in a more stable [[manner]].  As many of you have [[experience]]d poverty, you have experienced the material relationship of yourself with [[God]]’s [[universe]] of good.  You have lost many [[things]], you have lost [[friends]] and property, you became impoverished and soon you began to live at that level, to live adequately, feel comfortable, and then begin to improve.  For the way forward is through the [[revelation]] of [[truth]] in your life that is suitable for you, the way forward for your soul growth can be devised materially.  

   

   

Your material world is a schoolyard in which you learn.  This is a classroom where you learn to grow, and learn the give and take of life, learning that you are cared for—not “will” be cared for—but you “are” cared for in this moment.  God loves you and has designed the universe to be beneficent, benevolent, good, prosperous, and generous with you.  It is simply a matter of opening your mind to that level of prosperity, knowing the ease of the flow of material support.  Many, many millions of westerners and others in technologically developed nations have devised this uneasy balance where they have tried to achieve security by earning enough money to retire.  

Your material world is a schoolyard in which you learn.  This is a classroom where you learn to grow, and learn the give and take of life, learning that you are cared for—not “will” be cared for—but you “are” cared for in this [[moment]].  God loves you and has designed the [[universe]] to be beneficent, benevolent, good, prosperous, and generous with you.  It is simply a matter of opening your mind to that level of prosperity, knowing the ease of the flow of material support.  Many, many millions of westerners and others in technologically developed nations have devised this uneasy balance where they have tried to achieve security by earning enough money to retire.  

   

   

Retiring is something you may do with a corporation if you have worked for them for forty years, for surely we know that this work is arduous and difficult, you have many difficult people to work with, and some of your work is mundane, boring and mind stultifying; this is most unfortunate.  You should have left that work years ago, for your welfare, your happiness, your soul’s growth, your fullness that comes from within your heart and your presence with others must be overflowing, rather than having a needy heart and a hungry soul, where you feel inadequate.  No wonder there is anxiety in your world, as people who have propped up their egos through material wealth now see that evaporating in front of them, having their material possessions questioned and called in by their creditors.  You will continue to see this.  

Retiring is something you may do with a corporation if you have worked for them for forty years, for surely we know that this work is arduous and difficult, you have many difficult people to work with, and some of your work is mundane, boring and mind stultifying; this is most unfortunate.  You should have left that work years ago, for your welfare, your happiness, your soul’s growth, your fullness that comes from within your heart and your presence with others must be overflowing, rather than having a needy heart and a hungry soul, where you feel inadequate.  No wonder there is anxiety in your world, as people who have propped up their egos through material wealth now see that evaporating in front of them, having their material possessions questioned and called in by their creditors.  You will continue to see this.  

The tsunami of the economy has not passed altogether.  Though Wall Street entrepreneurs revel in the small up-ticks of the market scores, often it is just “whistling in the dark.”  There are many more waves to come that will resound throughout your world.  You will hear and feel them much as you would hear a loud volcano ten thousand miles away—making repercussions and echoes of its activities around your world many times before it becomes quiet.  There are many more [economic] developments that will continue to happen, accompanied with a growing dis-ease, uneasiness and instability in your economic realm as long as there are no intentions of establishing a sustainable, global economy.  Inequity between investors and those whom they serve, and those who are buyers in the market—this will continue to cause great difficulty.  

The tsunami of the economy has not passed altogether.  Though Wall Street entrepreneurs revel in the small up-ticks of the market scores, often it is just “whistling in the dark.”  There are many more waves to come that will resound throughout your world.  You will hear and feel them much as you would hear a loud volcano ten thousand miles away—making repercussions and echoes of its activities around your world many times before it becomes quiet.  There are many more [economic] developments that will continue to happen, accompanied with a growing dis-ease, uneasiness and instability in your economic realm as long as there are no intentions of establishing a sustainable, global economy.  Inequity between investors and those whom they serve, and those who are buyers in the market—this will continue to cause great difficulty.  

   

   

Your world is critically over-populated.  So much so that small acts of violence can have global repercussions of tremendous magnitude.  Where there is a need for many people to come into greater prosperity, such as in the Chinese nation—hundreds of millions have seen new prosperity, and who are now in the process of losing that.  Many will be very unhappy about this, and there will be difficulties.  To prevent great social disruptions from there, there must be a proactive demonstration, a measurable demonstration, of equity distribution in your world— not just a mindless distribution of wealth—but a wise distribution of prosperity, so that others can begin this trek into a better living standard.  Yes, your anxieties are appreciated and registered and they will not cease for quite some time.

Your world is critically over-populated.  So much so that small acts of [[violence]] can have global repercussions of tremendous magnitude.  Where there is a need for many people to come into greater prosperity, such as in the [[China|Chinese]] nation—hundreds of millions have seen new prosperity, and who are now in the process of losing that.  Many will be very unhappy about this, and there will be difficulties.  To prevent great social disruptions from there, there must be a proactive demonstration, a measurable demonstration, of equity distribution in your world— not just a mindless distribution of wealth—but a wise distribution of prosperity, so that others can begin this trek into a better living standard.  Yes, your anxieties are appreciated and registered and they will not cease for quite some time.

   

   

I am open to questions now, if there are any, before I give way to your Teacher Rayson.

I am open to questions now, if there are any, before I give way to your Teacher Rayson.

===Dialogue===

===Dialogue===

Student:  Since you have told us in the past the population of our world is so out of balance that it can probably only sustain about a third of the current population, is that still something that you can see will be going back into balance in the coming future?  What is the update on that?

Student:  Since you have told us in the past the population of our world is so out of balance that it can probably only sustain about a third of the current population, is that still something that you can see will be going back into balance in the coming future?  What is the update on that?