Life on Earth is a spiritual journey, and the fundamental purpose is to find or remember who we are by unfolding and developing spiritual qualities and by working through each Chakra and understanding the influence of the Seven Major Rays on our lives.
To meet the challenges and the tribulations that we face over many lifetimes, the soul must delve deep within and discover those qualities which will help us to evolve. One of those qualities is ‘hope’. In this world of so much unpredictability we find ourselves in situations where it is so easy to lose hope, faith and trust in our lives, in this world and in the future. Hope gives us an optimism that somehow life can change but change doesn’t always come easy and in fact some people may find change of any kind threatening. It can threaten a way of life, a way of being, it can threaten a set pattern of thinking and in some cases the very concept of change is that it is bringing a possibility of altering our lives or at least certain aspects of it.
Whether the changes are by choice or imposed on us, it nevertheless takes us to a different space and a fresh opportunity to bring something new into our lives. This would be the positive outcome of having hope. Hope in us, hope in humanity. We can hope that a change will open new beginnings, and we embark on this with optimism and joy. This is also very healing as we are allowing fresh energy to enfold us.
If we have hope and trust and faith, we can move to a space of being which is unaffected by the earthly personality demands and changes. We can look forward to receiving these energies and vibrations of a higher consciousness with hope in our hearts. At this level we are in a state of new creation as a spiritual and human being – a holistic recognition of our Oneness. From this space we can go forward to create an experience, a new consciousness and a new perspective on life that we have not known before. We may not understand where we are going because this new experience is exactly what it is – new! We have not been there before, so the opportunity is with us to create our future and heal ourselves from past holds and indoctrination. It is this recognition which brings about the opportunity for holistic healing. We enter that state of being that we are One – whole and complete in Light.
When we enter the realm of the higher consciousness, we recognise that life itself is a gift. A gift to rejoice in and we move into a space of gratitude – grateful for the many opportunities that life has given us. In this space we move into the realm of the divine. This is the I AM moment, and, in this consciousness, we express our thanks for being. No words are necessary, no outward expression but simple awareness of wholeness. We are simply ONE.
With hope, with faith and with trust, we can go forward. Let us for a moment imagine that we are all little stars shining brightly. Let us go into our heart chakra and imagine first that a cell in the heart is illumined with Light, then slowly start seeing this Light radiating out through each organ, every muscle, through our arteries, our bones, until we feel ourselves completely illumined and bathed in Light. Let this Light radiate first throughout our body and know that we are stars, then, as stars, we radiate our Light outwards to all life. There are no limitations, no boundaries. We are free to shine our Light and as we do so we can heal ourselves as we can also heal the world. The world needs our Light.
So dear friends, never give up hope. Whenever worry or fear assail you, pause and breathe and remember you are a Star of Light – so go forth and let your Light shine.
Article by Astra Ferro
Author, Spiritual Teacher and More to Life Elder.
