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Opening to Divine Guidance

Divine Empowerment: Creating an empowering relationship with your Divine Counselors  Suzanna Solomon
 
Out of the Void, our Divine Selves sprang forth in order to master creating human form, emotions, mind and matter in earthly time and place, in relationship with all of creation. Through the eons of evolution we focused on mastering the different possibilities of our individuality and lost our conscious co-creative connection with the spiritual in kind.
 
In the natural order of evolution, all those in kind are ready now, as never before, to consciously begin the mastery of divine co-creation for only the highest good. I offer you an opportunity to claim your natural relationship with the Divine Almighty, your Divine Self and your own Angels, Ascended Master Teachers and Spirit Guides. Learn how to commune and co-create with them. Experience transforming Divine love and wisdom. Fully express your Divine Self potential through your human self. Heal the past and miraculously manifest a new reality out into your daily life.
 
Even if you commune with your Divine Counselors already, this enlightenment process can heighten your existing relationship.
 
Because you are reading this now, know that you are ready to allow Divine empowerment through your relationship with your Divine Counselors.
 
THE DIVINE COUNSELORS

  1. You do not exist alone. You do not learn alone. You do not create alone.
  2. In the best way you know how to, you teach and learn from each other. And yet, you are still limited. Holistically, miraculously and practically, our Divine Counselors, the Angels, Ascended Master Teachers and Spirit Guides can enlighten, inspire and empower you to the fulfillment of your evolution as no humans can.
  3. The differences between Angels, Ascended Master teachers and Spirit Guides.
    A. Angels are a race of Divine Beings who never had to evolve as humans.
    B. Ascended Master Teachers are Divine Beings who have mastered all the levels of human evolvement.
    C. Spirit Guides are Divine Beings who have come a long way and like you and me they have still much to learn.
  4. You have a primary Angel that has been with you since the beginning of your existence and shall be with you always.
    A. Your primary Angel evolves as you evolve.
  5. Different Angels, Ascended Master Teachers and Spirit Guides come to you as you need them for the continuing mastery of your chosen life lessons.
    A. Some of them have guided you during many of your other lifetimes.
    B. They come into your awareness to empower you to your highest potential, in Divine Almighty timing and rightful way. Be patient, persistent, receptive.
  6. As there are different levels of human development so it is with the Divine Counselors.
  7. In trust, daily acknowledge their existence and give them humble thanks.
    A. Learn how to still your linear mind and evolve your intuitive knowing so that you can be aware of the spiritual dimensions.
    B. Fill your senses and your mind with their Divine enlightenment and love.
  8. I offer you some inspirational wisdom. In the end, trust your own experiences. Your Divine Counselors will masterfully guide you as no human ever can.
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF ANGELS AND ASCENDED MASTER TEACHERS
    The Angels and Ascended Teachers are instruments of Holy wisdom and love.
    A. They are teachers, advocates, healers, companions, allies and guides.
    B. They are Beings of the highest Holy love and wisdom.
    C. Each of them has their own unique characteristics.
    D. They have no limiting ego.
     
    They are amorphous Divine vibrations and do not have solid bodies.
    A. Your linear and non-linear perception interprets their essence vibrations in a way that you can most easily relate to them.
    B. Symbolically they take on a human or animal form within your imagination.
    C. Sometimes they come into awareness as body sensations and flashes of intuitive knowing.
    D. Also they can transform themselves into solid bodies.
    E. Sometimes they borrow human or animal bodies for a moment or two.
    F. Often they inspire humans and animals to do their good deeds.
    G. Since they are not limited by time, place or form, they exist in many different spiritual dimensions at the same time.
     
    Without judgment, they know what your chosen life lessons are.
    A. They know all that you have ever experienced and will experience.
    B. With infinitely patience and love, they empower you to evolve the best in you and resolve the worst in you.
    C. They will never encourage you to anything that is not for the Divine good.
    D. They can never do something for you that you must do for yourself.
    E. Miraculously they encourage you to that which you are ready for.
    F. They will never control you, punish you or order you around.
    G. They lovingly direct your awareness toward rightful thinking and doing.
    H. Patiently they bring you into the state of grace where you can choose that which is for your highest good.
    I. Their Divine goodness and wisdom motivates the same within you.
    J. Most important, through their example, you learn how to receive the blessing of the Divine Almighty and all that is for your highest good.
    K. Through their total love for you, you come to unconditionally love yourselves. Therein, you can love others as you love yourself.
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SPIRIT GUIDES
  1. Spirit Guides are of spiritual vibrations and do not have solid body forms.
    A. You will learn how to interpret their unique, essence vibrations in a way that you can most easily relate to them.
    B. You can see them in a symbolic form, sense them as a vibration, hear them as an intuitive instant knowing.
  2. Sometimes they bring a specific mastery to you.
    A. The Divine Selves of Beethoven and Walt Whitman have inspired me to manifest my creativity.
  3. Your primary Spirit Guide is your own Divine Self. (Your Higher Self, Your Soul and your Spirit Self.)
    A. Your Divine Self is defined by all that you have ever experienced during your different lifetimes on the earthly dimension and many other dimensions of existence as well.
    B. Your Divine Self is also impersonal, existing in oneness with Almighty Creation.
  4. Spirit Guides can come to you from a past lifetime shared, to heal or to continue a past relationship.
  5. They can be someone who has passed out of their body during your lifetime who still has something special to share with you.
  6. A Spirit Guide can be an aspect of your own inner human self.
    A. There is much to learn from your inner child, inner female and male, inner parents and your inner primal self.
  7. Spirit Guides can come to you in a symbolic animal form.
    A. Sometimes is it easier to relate with an animal.
  8. Spirit Guides are not ghosts.
    A. Ghosts exist in non-physical form in a low level astral dimension.
    B. Entangled in their unresolved psychological dynamics of their last lifetime, with no empowering guidance they cannot move into the next stage of evolvement.
    C. If you encounter a ghost, you can help them to resolve whatever was keeping them from moving on.
    D. You can always call to their Angels to guide them into the light.
THE AWAKENING
  1. Divine love and wisdom can only flow into your consciousness when your mind become still enough in meditation, while listening to music, washing the dishes, running up a mountain or while taking a shower.
  2. Some people have a natural ability to expand their consciousness therein, able to sense beyond normal limited perception.
  3. Others sense the spiritual Beings when they are in emotional stress or in physical danger for the ego is in shock and lets go of control.
  4. Others see, sense their Divine Counselors when they consciously know that they cannot do it alone. There, with their faces in the dust, they sense a wee light of knowing that, indeed, there is an Almighty Presence that is greater than themselves.
    A. Their ego gets out of the way and therein, the Divine enlightenment comes into their consciousness.
  5. Everyone does sense the spiritual existence but the experience was so fast that their consciousness did not make sense out of it, just as a dream vanished into the unconscious upon awakening.
  6. Many people do sense the spiritual Beings, but they do not know who they are or how to commune with them, so they forget the experience.
  7. Your natural ability to sense the spiritual dimension was usually not accepted in society, so you ignored what you perceived naturally when you were young.
  8. Even when you continued to be aware of the spiritual existence, you were afraid to share what you experienced. You did not want to be different or thought of as crazy.
  9. Perhaps in your expanded consciousness, you remembered when in other lifetimes you were persecuted for what you knew of the spiritual. Out of survival you made the decision not to reveal your truth. vFortunately this is the accepted time of spiritual awakening. This is a safe time to remember and to be in conscious, active co-creative relationship the Divine existence with in yourself and all and everything.
  10. Be ready, be open, for they are calling to you. "Come Beloved One. Come let us co-create together. Let us take you further than you can go alone."
THE WAYS THEY COMMUNE AND EMPOWER YOU
  1. Your Divine Counselors can only commune and empower you when the time is right and your ego is willing, ready and able to allow and to consciously co-create your new reality with them.
  2. Divine guidance comes to you through inner symbolic visualizations, as telepathic thoughts, as emotions and as body vibrations.
  3. Powerfully, they guide you in dreams or during that receptive state on just awakening or falling asleep.
  4. Often their support comes into your consciousness, days or weeks after you have reached out to them.
  5. Sometimes, they motivate humans and animals to bring their messages to you.
  6. Other times, they inspire you to read a certain passage in a book, in the newspaper, or on a billboard.
  7. They motivate you to turn on the television just at the right moment that allows you to witness a truth that are ready for.
  8. Cleverly, they point your attention to the symbolic meanings or the learning lessons of everyday occurrences.
  9. Masterfully, they can take on a human form in order to serve you best. Your limited perception would not notice them if they were not of the physical.
  10. Take notice for you are being empowered and inspired when you encounter unexplainable a lot of synchronous events.
  11. They are near you when you see flashes of colors in the air, glimpses of silver sparkles and floating white wisps.
  12. They are trying to get your attention when you experience a sudden body quickening or feel tingles passing through our bodies.
  13. They are with you when you hear echoing melodic sounds inside your mind or other worldly sounds that come from no place.
  14. They are nurturing you when, out of context, you suddenly feel peaceful or you laugh aloud. vOther times, they could be whispering to you when, out of the ordinary, an inspiring thought jumps into your mind.
  15. They probably are empowering you when suddenly, you say or do something we would never have done or said before.
  16. Be patient, for their guidance sometimes comes in tiny pieces spread out through your daily life.
    A. It is much like first finding the pieces of a puzzle, then putting them in their rightful place that finally reveals the whole picture.
  17. Pay attention for they are whispering to you, their hands are reaching out to you. Their all providing love, enlightenment and empowerment is all around you. Patiently they wait to inspire you to all that you are ready for, to all that your have chosen to be and do in your lifetime.
PERCEIVING THE SPIRITUAL DIMENSIONS
  1. Your sense of seeing, touching, tasting, hearing, smelling and extrasensory perception are the ways you take in information. The body, mind and emotion respond, bringing understanding within certain known parameters. A. Each of you has a natural tendency to use certain senses and have evolved them in order to exist and to relate. B. Normally, you have not been taught or needed to use your extrasensory perception.
  2. Everyone has the potential of extrasensory perception. Few have developed it.
    A. Your extrasensory perception expands your basic senses beyond expected reality, revealing the holographic spiritual reality, that exists even though you cannot normally sense it.
    B. When you are ready to include the spiritual into your lives, you will learn how to use your extrasensory perception potential.
    C. When your normal way of perceiving and thinking comes to rest during meditation, listening to music, day dreaming or doing a repetitive action, your consciousness expands revealing the spiritual.
    D. At first, the spiritual dimension seems vague and ephemeral in nature. One moment, you sense something, the next moment it is gone.
    E. It is just like learning a new language. In time, you will develop your unique way of interpreting what you sense.
  3. You will begin to make sense out of what you newly perceive, but you are limited. So you look for guidance to show you how to understand and to integrate the spiritual existence into your daily lives.
    At first, symbolic visualization is the strongest way most people connect with the spiritual dimensions.
    B. In time, your other senses will interact. Your mind, body, spirit will function in holistic oneness.
  4. When your ego lets go of total identification to its physical body and survival, your Divine Self consciousness will automatically expand.
    A. Therein, your body might feel like it is growing bigger, lighter or you might lose all your body sensations.
    B. Spinning, falling and rising sensations are commonly experienced.
    C. You can sense ethereal movement of vibrations within and beyond your body.
  5. When your stomach fluids gurgle, it is a sign that you have shifted into expanded awareness and that your body is deeply relaxed.
  6. When you hear rushing, echoing, ringing noises inside your head you are perceiving divine vibrations and body energy. A. Ask the sensation to show you of itself? Pay attention for perhaps an Angel, an Ascended Master Teacher or a Spirit Guide is trying to get your attention.
  7. When you hear your own heart beating, you are becoming aware of your primal Self in relationship with the universal heart beat.
  8. While sitting in an unsupported position in an expanded state of consciousness, sometimes the body spontaneously moves repeatedly forward and back, side to side or in a circular direction.
    A. This shows that your body is moving in harmonious surrender to spiritual vibrations.
  9. When you open your eyes during or after you have been in an altered state of consciousness, you might perceive spiritual emanations in the air, everywhere.
    A. Perhaps you will see flickers of lights, colors emerging in the air, solid matter pulsating and becoming translucent.
    B. Know that your consciousness has expanded and therein can see spiritual emanations that are there all the while.
  10. When an unexpected thought flashes through your mind, take heed. For sometimes, your Divine Self or a Divine Counselor is speaking to you.
  11. At times, your body could jerk as energy is released.
    A. Do not be concerned. It is very much like when you is fall asleep, and your body jerks as it relaxes.
  12. In meditation when your intuitive perception begins to become aware of your own Divine vibrations your physical body could feel very heavy.
    A. As your consciousness expands, your molecular vibrations resonate at a faster rate, and therein you become aware of the difference.
    B. I have found that I weigh about three pounds lighter after meditation. Unfortunately, the weight returns after about half an hour as I shift back into my normal heavier consciousness.
  13. While in an expanded state of awareness, you might sense rhythmic waves of energy passing through your body.
    A. Just allow the energy to pass through your body and all your chakras.
    B. Do not try to control it. You do not tell the oxygen you breath how to bring life to your body.
    C. Ask the vibration you sense, to tell you of itself.
    D. Then notice any body responses, thoughts and visions that will flow into your awareness.
    E. Ask your linear mind to make sense out of what you were experiencing.
  14. During meditation, your body might stiffen and arch as energy makes ready to release. A. Breathing deeply will help to dissolve your fears and discharge the constricted vibrations.
  15. As your third eye chakra of intuitive seeing opens, you might feel a tightness between your eyes or experience a headache. Or you could feel a band of pressure around your head just above your eyes. A. Do not worry. It is just like when you are sore after using muscles you have not used before.
  16. When you see flashing light and vivid colors in your mind's eye, know that your third eye is opening or a Divine Being is trying to get your attention.
    A. As your chakra of cosmic consciousness opens, you could feel tickling sensations on top of your head. Or you could feel pleasantly dizzy.
  17. Take notice when you smell an aroma that does not have a source that you can identify. A. Ask the aroma, are you a spirit or a state of being?
    B. Is there something I need to pay attention to?
    C. Close your eyes and allow your intuitive to reveal the meaning of the aroma.
  18. From time to time, when you are in an expanded state of consciousness, speak aloud what you are experiencing moment to moment.
    A. Speaking aloud will connect your sequential linear mind and your ephemeral intuitive mind.
    B. As you articulate what you are sensing of the ethereal, your mind automatically translates the spiritual vibrations into known understanding.
  19. When you are in an expanded state of consciousness, always bring your awareness into your first person perception, actively participating in your experience.
    A. You will dissociate from your experience when you only watch what will be happening to you or around you.
    B. But, if you feel overwhelmed, shift your awareness and just witness what you will be experiencing from afar.
  20. Do not be concerned if sometimes you go into such a deep altered state that you do not remember much. A. You did not just fall asleep. Your inner consciousness was sublimely engaged.
  21. Sitting up and describing aloud what you are experiencing will help you to stay more aware of what you are encountering.
  22. It is very normal for the consciousness to jump around, to fly off into the nothingness. Be patient and persistent. Just keep on bringing your awareness back into experiencing being your Divine Self and your Divine Counselors.
  23. If you do not visualize, just think or imagine a thought.
    A. Notice your body sensations and your visceral feeling that reveal your unique way of interpreting spiritual existence.
    B. Perhaps you will be aware of rising or spiraling sensations.
    C. Possible you might hear rushing energy or musical sounds.
    D. You could feel energy streaming over your physical form.
  24. Even though it might feel strange, you can ask what you are sensing to show you more of itself.
    A. Be aware of subtle changes in your body awareness such as quickening, tingling, expansion, contraction and smells as you ask for clarification.
    B. Trust your linear mind and your imagination to make sense out of the ethereal sensation.
ASKING AND RECEIVING
  1. When you ask your Divine Counselors for empowerment and enlightenment, quiet your mind and feelings so that you can be in a receptive, expanded state of consciousness.
    A. Emotionally feel them all around, in you and through you.
    B. Sense their spiritual vibrations merging with your own molecular energy inside your chest area, the place where you experience Divine wisdom and love.
    C. In your first person perception, through your visionary third eye see and experience your Divine Counselors near you, surrounding you, touching you.
  2. Stay within one topic. Ask only one question at a time and notice the response you get before you ask another.
    A. The responses might be subtle at first.
    B. A body quickening, a symbolic vision, an old memory and a sudden thought.
    C. Sometimes the truth will not be revealed immediately.
    D. Perhaps the empowerment or the guidance will be given to you in a dream, through a stranger on the train or as you brush your teeth.
    E. Allow, allow, although you do not like what you have been shown.
    F. Be kind to yourself when you are not be ready to act on the guidance.
    G. Be watchful and patient, for once you have asked, you shall always be provided for in Divine timing and a rightful way.
  3. The differences between ego responses and Divine Counselor's responses.
    A. Ego responses will be experienced as thoughts and emotions inside your head.
    B. Divine Counselor's responses will be experienced as instant thoughts and emotions accompanied by positive visceral sensations like, vibrations moving inside your body or a sense that your body is bigger, lighter then normally.
  4. Always speak aloud and give your humble thanks and proclaim your intention.
    A. "Humbly and gratefully, if it is for the highest Divine good, I ask to be guided, to be enlightened, to be empowered. I am willing to receive your blessings and to act on it as much as I can at this time."
    B. "Show me the Divine truth and the lesson of what I am experiencing."
    C. "Reveal to me a clear path through my confusion."
    D. "Empower me to what I am ready to know, to be, to do at this time."
    E. "Give a message about someone you know." G. "Enable me to experience the Divine Self of my friends and enemies alike."
    F. "Empower me to bring forth the best in all my relationships." 1. "Show me how to resolve negative patterns of behavior."
    G. You can choose a general theme or a specific topic.
  5. Keep writing, drawing, singing and sharing about all your spiritual experiences. A. Moment to moment, describe your spiritual encounters into a tape recorder. Much more will be revealed when you listen to the tape.
  6. Each time you connect with your Divine Counselors, their empowering enlightenment and love will become more potent.
    A. If you ask for Divine guidance and never act upon it, your Divine Counselors will withdraw from you for a while until you are more ready.
    B. You can always humbly, gratefully ask that they empower you to follow Divine rightful action, thinking and feeling.
    C. The Almighty shall provide you with all that you are ready to have, to be, to share out into your daily life, through your relationship with your Angels, Ascended Master Teachers and Spirit Guides.


Excerpted from Divine Empowerment, Angels, Spirit Guides and Ascended Master Teachers, ©1999 Suzanna Solomon. Reprinted by permission of Suzanna Solomon.
All rights reserved.

Suzanna Solomon is a spiritual teacher, who facilitates a personal experience with one's Divine Self, Angels, Master Teachers and Spirit Guides. For the past eighteen years she has traveled throughout United States to conduct workshops and private sessions (in person and by phone) that support people in reaching their highest potential through Divine Empowerment. She also teaches how to heal the negative and heighten the positive from one's present and past lifetimes, how to unite one's inner male and female, and how to create a personal altar for spiritual and emotional growth. She is the author of a book with an accompanying meditative tape titled Divine Empowerment, Angels, Spirit Guides and Ascended Master Teachers. Suzanna has been interviewed on radio and television and has been written about in numerous newspapers and spiritual newsletters such as Angels Can Fly. Terry Taylor wrote about her in the Messengers of Light and Answers from the Angels. For more information, contact Suzanna Solomon at: suzannasolomon@yahoo.com.

 

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