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==Session==

==Session==

===Opening===

===Opening===

MUSIC: Elena on Piano: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Mendelssohn Mendelssohn's] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_Without_Words "Song without Words"]

MUSIC: Elena on Piano: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Mendelssohn Mendelssohn's] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_Without_Words "Song without Words"]

PRAYER: Matthew: Let us place ourselves in the presence of [[Jesus]], the Christ.

PRAYER: Matthew: Let us place ourselves in the presence of [[Jesus]], the Christ.

By the same token, you have among you friends, admirers, associates and affiliates, representatives of [[values]], philosophies and [[tenets]] that you have been touched by - philosophically or spiritually or artistically. And this, too, warrants your admiration and [[attention]]. You subscribe to certain magazines because they [[attract]] you. You admire certain leaders for their messages are songs of sagacity. In this way [[leadership]] is made possible. There are those who are held up to the public eye, who withstand or overcome the common criticisms, and shine their light sufficiently that they become [[icons]], then, of that which the populace yearns for and seeks to see realized in its midst, and so you have [[heroes]], and spokesmen.

By the same token, you have among you friends, admirers, associates and affiliates, representatives of [[values]], philosophies and [[tenets]] that you have been touched by - philosophically or spiritually or artistically. And this, too, warrants your admiration and [[attention]]. You subscribe to certain magazines because they [[attract]] you. You admire certain leaders for their messages are songs of sagacity. In this way [[leadership]] is made possible. There are those who are held up to the public eye, who withstand or overcome the common criticisms, and shine their light sufficiently that they become [[icons]], then, of that which the populace yearns for and seeks to see realized in its midst, and so you have [[heroes]], and spokesmen.

Spokesmen such as you admire most are those who, like you, are born of the flesh. Of course, this is an essential reason you admire [[Jesus]] so much, because you know he experienced the same mortal hardships and frailties you do, and he mastered these [[problems]] and reached heights of [[greatness]], even as a humble mortal man. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr.], [[Mahatma Ghandi]]. These were such men. Bill Kelly was such a man in your culture.

Spokesmen such as you admire most are those who, like you, are born of the flesh. Of course, this is an essential reason you admire [[Jesus]] so much, because you know he experienced the same mortal hardships and frailties you do, and he mastered these [[problems]] and reached heights of [[greatness]], even as a humble mortal man. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr.], [[Mahatma Ghandi]]. These were such men. Bill Kelly was such a man in your culture.

The [[greatness]] of all these people lies in the fact that they believe in something greater than themselves. Whether it was a political [[ideology]] or a spiritual ideology, it was something that appealed to [[the soul]]-self of others. To believe in someone is more than flattery; it is a [[consecration]] of purpose, shared, and it carries great energy.

The [[greatness]] of all these people lies in the fact that they believe in something greater than themselves. Whether it was a political [[ideology]] or a spiritual ideology, it was something that appealed to [[the soul]]-self of others. To believe in someone is more than flattery; it is a [[consecration]] of purpose, shared, and it carries great energy.

Elena: Well, I hate to be always the only one, or at least the first one, so I was trying to get an opening where somebody else would jump right out there, but nobody was really jumping.

Elena: Well, I hate to be always the only one, or at least the first one, so I was trying to get an opening where somebody else would jump right out there, but nobody was really jumping.

This week has been a real different one for me. I mean, the time has been really full for a long time, and I think that is part of it. And then yesterday being full, a little bit of [[uncertainty]] about playing (music) again in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Fe,_New_Mexico Santa Fe], and wanting something to be really good, not … I mean really wanting it to be good for Chris's [[funeral]], being uncertain about his [[family]] maybe, but I felt unbalanced, and my energy level really low. I think all of it’s a result of having so many things to do for a long time but … I don’t know. I feel like I don’t know where I am right now.

This week has been a real different one for me. I mean, the time has been really full for a long time, and I think that is part of it. And then yesterday being full, a little bit of [[uncertainty]] about playing (music) again in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Fe,_New_Mexico Santa Fe], and wanting something to be really good, not … I mean really wanting it to be good for Chris's [[funeral]], being uncertain about his [[family]] maybe, but I felt unbalanced, and my energy level really low. I think all of it’s a result of having so many things to do for a long time but … I don’t know. I feel like I don’t know where I am right now.

TOMAS: All right then. Let’s take a look at where you might be, and where all of you might be in terms of the [[influences]] that are pressing upon you. Not to be overlooked is the full moon that has come and gone, and that always has an impact on the animal being.

TOMAS: All right then. Let’s take a look at where you might be, and where all of you might be in terms of the [[influences]] that are pressing upon you. Not to be overlooked is the full moon that has come and gone, and that always has an impact on the animal being.

Also, in your [[society]] you are accustomed to adjusting your energies at the end of [[summer]] to apply yourself after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_Day Labor Day] weekend in work or school, as if it were a new season, to buckle down and attempt to master the tasks at hand, to learn new lessons in the new class ahead, or to take care of the business you have neglected all summer because of those hazy, lazy days we have enjoyed.

Also, in your [[society]] you are accustomed to adjusting your energies at the end of [[summer]] to apply yourself after the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_Day Labor Day] weekend in work or school, as if it were a new season, to buckle down and attempt to master the tasks at hand, to learn new lessons in the new class ahead, or to take care of the business you have neglected all summer because of those hazy, lazy days we have enjoyed.

However, the [[political]] flavor you are experiencing is making it clear that this is not just another "life as usual" season. The very real threat of [[war]] is a pressing concern. The [[invasion]] into your sense of [[safety]] and [[security]] is at every doorstep, with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biologic_warfare germ warfare] and the fear of the material [[existence]] in one form or another. The unthinking, [[automated]] animal is not interested in attacking new lessons. It does not want to deal with ‘business as usual’ and it will not relinquish energy easily to that spark within, that [[innocent]] element of each of you that is delighted to learn new lessons and have new [[adventures]]. And so the [[gravitational]] pull of the material world weighs heavy on you at this time in the planetary picture.

However, the [[political]] flavor you are experiencing is making it clear that this is not just another "life as usual" season. The very real threat of [[war]] is a pressing concern. The [[invasion]] into your sense of [[safety]] and [[security]] is at every doorstep, with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biologic_warfare germ warfare] and the fear of the material [[existence]] in one form or another. The unthinking, [[automated]] animal is not interested in attacking new lessons. It does not want to deal with ‘business as usual’ and it will not relinquish energy easily to that spark within, that [[innocent]] element of each of you that is delighted to learn new lessons and have new [[adventures]]. And so the [[gravitational]] pull of the material world weighs heavy on you at this time in the planetary picture.

The [[difficulties]] you feel are a part of the [[collective unconscious]]. There are many who are opting to leave, and yet a new wave of youthful [[idealism]] and energy is amassing underneath the inherited [[fears]] of the existing [[paradigm]]. There is so much going on under the surface of all things and beings, it would be natural that you would find patterns of [[behavior]] altered and full of [[surprises]]. Even your own responses are inclined to be askew of what you understand to be your instinctual self or your [[inherent]] nature.

The [[difficulties]] you feel are a part of the [[collective unconscious]]. There are many who are opting to leave, and yet a new wave of youthful [[idealism]] and energy is amassing underneath the inherited [[fears]] of the existing [[paradigm]]. There is so much going on under the surface of all things and beings, it would be natural that you would find patterns of [[behavior]] altered and full of [[surprises]]. Even your own responses are inclined to be askew of what you understand to be your instinctual self or your [[inherent]] nature.

Elena: Thank you, Tomas.

Elena: Thank you, Tomas.

TOMAS: Another way people react to this overriding insecurity is to throw themselves into their work, and thus the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_ethic work ethic] will be in overdrive. But you will find, however, it, too, will run across similar difficulties and so it will not have the same force as it had before. And much of this is because of the dawning of the [[new age]], which seeks the greater reality and that knows the spirit is the dominant and preferred reality. People are beginning to believe in themselves and in their own yearning for reality more than for the artificial and material reality, which has been their pattern from the beginning. The end result of this, in due course, will be an upsurgence of great [[faith]].

TOMAS: Another way people react to this overriding insecurity is to throw themselves into their work, and thus the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_ethic work ethic] will be in overdrive. But you will find, however, it, too, will run across similar difficulties and so it will not have the same force as it had before. And much of this is because of the dawning of the [[new age]], which seeks the greater reality and that knows the spirit is the dominant and preferred reality. People are beginning to believe in themselves and in their own yearning for reality more than for the artificial and material reality, which has been their pattern from the beginning. The end result of this, in due course, will be an upsurgence of great [[faith]].

These are difficult times for your world. Now that you know that it is engaged in a struggle for [[supremacy]] of the spirit over the flesh, of the [[infinite]] over the [[finite]], the correcting of the [[perspectives]] that have kept you in the [[darkness]], you can whole-heartedly give yourself to the rebirth/ [[renewal]]/ reclamation of that which is [[Tbg|true, beautiful and good]] -- consistently, and stalwartly, throughout all of [[humanity]] – that spirit which is yearning to be free, that yearns to rise above the fears and petty problems of a "little" life into the spiritual [[liberty]] of the freedom of spirit that is the [[legacy]] of those who are the Sons of God.

These are difficult times for your world. Now that you know that it is engaged in a struggle for [[supremacy]] of the spirit over the flesh, of the [[infinite]] over the [[finite]], the correcting of the [[perspectives]] that have kept you in the [[darkness]], you can whole-heartedly give yourself to the rebirth/ [[renewal]]/ reclamation of that which is [[Tbg|true, beautiful and good]] -- consistently, and stalwartly, throughout all of [[humanity]] – that spirit which is yearning to be free, that yearns to rise above the fears and petty problems of a "little" life into the spiritual [[liberty]] of the freedom of spirit that is the [[legacy]] of those who are the Sons of God.