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===Lesson===

===Lesson===

===='''''[[Drugs]]'''''====

===='''''[[Drugs]]'''''====

You tend to make it hard on yourselves to [[experience]] [[spiritual]] [[energy]] by using [[drugs]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine Caffeine] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholic_beverages alcohol] are included in this. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotene Nicotine] is also seriously inhibiting of the [[bodies]] natural [[sensitivity]] to spiritual energies. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimulants Stimulants] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depressants depressants] tend to alter the [[electrochemical]] [[balance]] that is [[necessary]] to [[feel]] through the human body impulses that are then conveyed to the [[mind]].

You tend to make it hard on yourselves to [[experience]] [[spiritual]] [[energy]] by using [[drugs]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine Caffeine] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholic_beverages alcohol] are included in this. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotene Nicotine] is also seriously inhibiting of the [[bodies]] natural [[sensitivity]] to spiritual energies. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimulants Stimulants] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depressants depressants] tend to alter the [[electrochemical]] [[balance]] that is [[necessary]] to [[feel]] through the human body impulses that are then conveyed to the [[mind]].

Your bodies are extremely [[sensitive]], fine-tuned equipment. [[Thought Adjuster|The Father's spirit]] acts to [[adjust]] and [[tune]] the [[body]] toward receiving [[spiritual]] [[energies]]. It is unwise to attempt to adjust the body yourselves by the clumsy means of drug use. By using [[drugs]], you directly and now consciously thwart [[your Father]]'s [[efforts]]. I am not prescribing a strict teetotaler regimen on you, but I want you to become [[aware]] of the delicate chemical [[balance]] that our bodies maintain.

Your bodies are extremely [[sensitive]], fine-tuned equipment. [[Thought Adjuster|The Father's spirit]] acts to [[adjust]] and [[tune]] the [[body]] toward receiving [[spiritual]] [[energies]]. It is unwise to attempt to adjust the body yourselves by the clumsy means of drug use. By using [[drugs]], you directly and now consciously thwart [[your Father]]'s [[efforts]]. I am not prescribing a strict teetotaler regimen on you, but I want you to become [[aware]] of the delicate chemical [[balance]] that our bodies maintain.

Also, a [[warning]] against the use of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychotropic psychochemical drugs] such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marijuana marijuana]. These drugs may lower the normal [[barrier]] that exists between the [[conscious]] mind and the [[unconscious]] mind and so it is easy to [[delude]] yourselves into [[thinking]] wrongly because the [[emotional]] response to this thinking is stronger than usual. [[Dreams]] are strong emotional [[experiences]] for the same reason. You may think you are [[discovering]] the [[superconscious]] when in fact you are entering the realm of the more [[primitive]] emotional [[animal]] mind, the [[subconscious]].

Also, a [[warning]] against the use of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychotropic psychochemical drugs] such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marijuana marijuana]. These drugs may lower the normal [[barrier]] that exists between the [[conscious]] mind and the [[unconscious]] mind and so it is easy to [[delude]] yourselves into [[thinking]] wrongly because the [[emotional]] response to this thinking is stronger than usual. [[Dreams]] are strong emotional [[experiences]] for the same reason. You may think you are [[discovering]] the [[superconscious]] when in fact you are entering the realm of the more [[primitive]] emotional [[animal]] mind, the [[subconscious]].

===Dialogue===

===Dialogue===

===='''''[[Ego]]'''''====

===='''''[[Ego]]'''''====

Ham: Yes.

Ham: Yes.

Q: Wow. About your lesson tonight ham, the way to [[control]] one's [[frequency]] is to control it on the [[electric]] side through [[faith]] rather than on the [[chemical]] side through [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_sugar blood sugar]? .  

Q: Wow. About your lesson tonight ham, the way to [[control]] one's [[frequency]] is to control it on the [[electric]] side through [[faith]] rather than on the [[chemical]] side through [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_sugar blood sugar]? .  

Ham: You, yourself, cannot tune the body.

Ham: You, yourself, cannot tune the body.

Q: Can you give me some more of that?

Q: Can you give me some more of that?

Ham: The [[chemical]] bodily [[response]] to levels of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_sugar blood sugar] is entirely [[physical]] and somewhat creative of the [[animal]] responses.

Ham: The [[chemical]] bodily [[response]] to levels of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_sugar blood sugar] is entirely [[physical]] and somewhat creative of the [[animal]] responses.

Q: I was going to say associated response becomes a part of it? So you become attenuated to or predisposed to have a view point. O.K. I understand.

Q: I was going to say associated response becomes a part of it? So you become attenuated to or predisposed to have a view point. O.K. I understand.

===='''''[[Soul]]''''', '''''[[Mind]]'''''====

===='''''[[Soul]]''''', '''''[[Mind]]'''''====

Ham: The [[morontia soul]], as you know, fills the entire body form and is centered around the area of the [[heart]], maybe more of the mid point between the heart and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_plexus solar plexus] in the middle of the body. This is the point of contact between the [[spiritual]], the [[morontial]], and the [[material]].

Ham: The [[morontia soul]], as you know, fills the entire body form and is centered around the area of the [[heart]], maybe more of the mid point between the heart and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_plexus solar plexus] in the middle of the body. This is the point of contact between the [[spiritual]], the [[morontial]], and the [[material]].

When you speak of [[experiencing]] [[God]]'s [[love]] as a [[physical]] sensation, it is there at the center of the body that this [[physical]] sensation occurs. It is there in the center of the body that feelings of [[love]], or [[empathy]], or [[sympathy]] for anther person is felt for these are spiritual [[emotions]], higher emotions. When you feel moved by [[great]] [[words]], or great [[music]], or the [[beauty]] of a painting or a [[sunset]], again you feel that warmth there in the [[center]] of the body.

When you speak of [[experiencing]] [[God]]'s [[love]] as a [[physical]] sensation, it is there at the center of the body that this [[physical]] sensation occurs. It is there in the center of the body that feelings of [[love]], or [[empathy]], or [[sympathy]] for anther person is felt for these are spiritual [[emotions]], higher emotions. When you feel moved by [[great]] [[words]], or great [[music]], or the [[beauty]] of a painting or a [[sunset]], again you feel that warmth there in the [[center]] of the body.

===='''''[[Drugs]]'''''====

===='''''[[Drugs]]'''''====

Q: How do the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimulants stimulants] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depressants depressants] interfere with our [[heart]] center, or can you correlate these [[ideas]] for us.

Q: How do the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimulants stimulants] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depressants depressants] interfere with our [[heart]] center, or can you correlate these [[ideas]] for us.

Ham: They, in general, throw the underlying [[body]] [[chemistry]] into a [[reaction]] response so your body instead of [[tuning]] with the [[spirit]] is actively counteracting some foreign chemical that you have introduced. This is taxing to the body and [[eventually]] the body becomes habituated to this stimulation and so the chemical balance is constantly incorrect, it is unnatural. [[The Father]] of course works within this situation, but it is not [[optimum]] for his [[efforts]]. So it is not just an unkindness to yourself, but an unkindness to [[your Father]] as well.

Ham: They, in general, throw the underlying [[body]] [[chemistry]] into a [[reaction]] response so your body instead of [[tuning]] with the [[spirit]] is actively counteracting some foreign chemical that you have introduced. This is taxing to the body and [[eventually]] the body becomes habituated to this stimulation and so the chemical balance is constantly incorrect, it is unnatural. [[The Father]] of course works within this situation, but it is not optimum for his [[efforts]]. So it is not just an unkindness to yourself, but an unkindness to [[your Father]] as well.

Q: What is the best [[course]] of action for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine caffeine], to go cold turkey and eliminate it or to try to taper it off. I should say, specifically, what is the best course of [[action]] for me?

Q: What is the best [[course]] of action for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine caffeine], to go cold turkey and eliminate it or to try to taper it off. I should say, specifically, what is the best course of [[action]] for me?

Ham: Caffeine is highly [[addictive]], and the body [[adjust]] to its ingestion [[gradually]] so that the ingestion of caffeine becomes a dependency very much like the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opiate opiate] based drugs. The [[nature]] of it is such that cold turkey is pretty much best solution because cutting down isn't usually a way to quit. You of course will have headaches and irritability for several days but not to the point of debilitation.

Ham: Caffeine is highly [[addictive]], and the body [[adjust]] to its ingestion [[gradually]] so that the ingestion of caffeine becomes a dependency very much like the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opiate opiate] based drugs. The [[nature]] of it is such that cold turkey is pretty much best solution because cutting down isn't usually a way to quit. You of course will have headaches and irritability for several days but not to the point of debilitation.

Q: I will feel better if I succeed from withdrawing from caffeine? Ham: Yes, it is a [[problem]] for you even now and will get worse until you quit.

Q: I will feel better if I succeed from withdrawing from caffeine? Ham: Yes, it is a [[problem]] for you even now and will get worse until you quit.

Q: I am sure you have the same [[advice]] for me.

Q: I am sure you have the same [[advice]] for me.

Ham: Yes, I would advise quitting [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine caffeine].

Ham: Yes, I would advise quitting [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine caffeine].

 

===Note===

===Note===

[Editor: This is a session in which Ham makes the [[group]] face the [[problem]] of drug [[addiction]]. At the bottom of this transcript is an excerpt from the Elyon group which also addresses addictions]

[Editor: This is a session in which Ham makes the [[group]] face the [[problem]] of drug [[addiction]]. At the bottom of this transcript is an excerpt from the Elyon group which also addresses addictions]

EXCERPT from [[1997-04-20-Being Teachers|Elyon transcript dated April 20, 1997]] on [[addictions]]:

EXCERPT from [[1997-04-20-Being Teachers|Elyon transcript dated April 20, 1997]] on [[addictions]]:

Another questions concerns [[addictions]] and [[food]] cravings. Ham addressed this well and helped a lot. To turn it over is [[difficult]] because it takes complete [[sincerity]]. The craving is so strong; I am sincere, yet cravings lessen the sincerity. Also am I [[understanding]] the [[light]] in that my light can adjust my [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_sugar blood sugar] and reprogram my body and mind if I would just allow it to happen and not get so caught up in craving? Instead, if I crave the [[light]] and [[the Father]], I would be [[adjusting]] the craving.

Another questions concerns [[addictions]] and [[food]] cravings. Ham addressed this well and helped a lot. To turn it over is [[difficult]] because it takes complete [[sincerity]]. The craving is so strong; I am sincere, yet cravings lessen the sincerity. Also am I [[understanding]] the [[light]] in that my light can adjust my [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_sugar blood sugar] and reprogram my body and mind if I would just allow it to happen and not get so caught up in craving? Instead, if I crave the [[light]] and [[the Father]], I would be [[adjusting]] the craving.

Elyon: You are making [[progress]] in your [[understanding]] as I witness your [[expression]] here. I would return to the hourglass [[analogy]]. The cravings you [[experience]] that have [[negative]] repercussions are much like the glass where the sand has completely fallen to the bottom, and now you are craving the movement. Turn the glass over and let the, as you have said, light pour back into your [[being]]. It is the [[dynamics]] of [[spirit]] that fulfills. When you are bottom-heavy in your son of man [[dimension]], the cravings can lead to poor [[habits]]. This is the time to rotate and then become top-heavy with your [[spirit]] dimension. The movement itself of [[light]] and [[love]], of [[truth]] awareness, will [[clear]] you of the [[negative]] outworking. Craving itself is not a thing to remove from your being, for it is a [[signal]] of a need. It is what your [[Thought Adjuster]] relies upon in order to minister to you. It is a loud form of asking. It is when you [[focus]] toward solution, fulfillment of the craving, that you are either entering into a stumble or beginning to [[receive]] a higher standing for yourself. Does this help?

Elyon: You are making [[progress]] in your [[understanding]] as I witness your [[expression]] here. I would return to the hourglass [[analogy]]. The cravings you [[experience]] that have [[negative]] repercussions are much like the glass where the sand has completely fallen to the bottom, and now you are craving the movement. Turn the glass over and let the, as you have said, light pour back into your [[being]]. It is the [[dynamics]] of [[spirit]] that fulfills. When you are bottom-heavy in your son of man [[dimension]], the cravings can lead to poor [[habits]]. This is the time to rotate and then become top-heavy with your [[spirit]] dimension. The movement itself of [[light]] and [[love]], of [[truth]] awareness, will [[clear]] you of the [[negative]] outworking. Craving itself is not a thing to remove from your being, for it is a [[signal]] of a need. It is what your [[Thought Adjuster]] relies upon in order to minister to you. It is a loud form of asking. It is when you [[focus]] toward solution, fulfillment of the craving, that you are either entering into a stumble or beginning to [[receive]] a higher standing for yourself. Does this help?

Gloria: Okay, good. Thank you very much. I always wanted an [[hourglass]] figure!

Gloria: Okay, good. Thank you very much. I always wanted an [[hourglass]] figure!

Elyon: I would close my little presentation by making one last [[point]], and that is the significance of the hourglass lies in the entire [[space]] within it. There is no [[membrane]] that separates your [[Divine|God-aspect]] and your [[Human|man-aspect]]. It is as one in closure. The [[imagery]] of the pinch in the center is in order that we may present [[truths]] that may be edifying, which is part of your entire [[being]]. Thank you.

Elyon: I would close my little presentation by making one last [[point]], and that is the significance of the hourglass lies in the entire [[space]] within it. There is no membrane that [[separates]] your [[Divine|God-aspect]] and your [[Human|man-aspect]]. It is as one in closure. The [[imagery]] of the pinch in the center is in order that we may present [[truths]] that may be edifying, which is part of your entire [[being]]. Thank you.

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