Developing Your Connection
In this article we wish to discuss how to develop your connection to Spirit and the reasons for doing so.
Why?
We will deal with the reasons first. Before you do anything new it is always advisable to understand why.
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If you wish to become a Healer, you need to be sure that you are channelling energy from Spirit; this is both for your own benefit and that of your patient. (see An Overview Of Spiritual Healing And spirituality)
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You will be helping yourself to live in a sometimes stressful and demanding world by gradually achieving balance in the way you live your life, the way you view your circumstances and the way you deal with other people and events.
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You will have a beneficial influence on the community around you merely because others will see that you have balance in your life and they will want the same. Unconsciously, they will start to copy or reflect they way you live which will benefit society as a whole. This will happen without you having to say a single word about it. See also A Life Well Lived - Personal Responsibility for more information about this.
How?
Now we will deal with how to develop your own connection. Your connection with Spirit is unique to you and the way that you will work with your Guides and Helpers will be what is right for all of you. You will also develop at a different rate than someone else. These matters are affected by many things including:
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how much time you are able/want to give to your development
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what you want to do with your connection
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what else is happening in your life at that time
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your state of health and energy levels
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what is right for you at any given time (this will be decided by your Guides - your best interests are always their first priority)
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how well you deal with the times during your development that you appear to have stopped progressing. These times will happen and impatience on your part will prolong them
So, how to communicate with Spirit? Clearly you cannot do so by making a telephone call or sending a text message or an e-mail! Spirit and human beings live within different vibrational levels and your training with each other is to enable these levels to come closer together in order to allow better communication between you.
The first thing you need to do is learn the art of deep relaxation. (See Simple Relaxation) In the beginning it is only while you are in this state that spirit can draw any closer to you.
How often do you need to do this?
Daily if possible but if this is not possible it needs to be as often as you can manage it. The more this is done, the stronger your connection with Spirit will become.
If you wish to do this more than once a day, purely for your general well being, it is fine to do so. However, it will not speed the progress of your development if you are already progressing at the rate that your Guides feel is right for you. As you become proficient at this art, you will naturally progress from deep relaxation to meditation. It is during meditation that you will usually become aware of direct communication with your Guides. This will only happen when your Guides know that you are ready for it and will not necessarily coincide with when you think you are.
It is only by mastering this that you will be able to make a significant difference to your connection with Spirit. Establishing an effective connection with Spirit takes time although just how much will vary from person to person. If you have been led to believe differently, the information you were given is wrong.
Spirit consider being able to work with a fellow Spirit while they are occupying a body on the earth plane to be a privilege. It provides an opportunity to help both the individual and the planet and all it's occupants as a whole. However to do so takes a great deal of time and effort, therefore this will only be done if it is what you really want. Simply saying that you want it is not enough; many people change their mind when it comes to the reality of following it through. Only time will prove that this is what you really want and the more dedicated you are to devoting time for relaxation and meditation on a regular basis the more you are proving to Spirit that you are ready to do this and the more Spirit will work with you. It is a two way process of trust.
Over a period of time, as your connection to each other strengthens, it is possible that you may become aware of the presence of Spirit from time to time as you go about your daily business although, as mentioned in An Overview of Spiritual Healing And Spirituality this does not happen with everyone. Do not try to read too much into these visits - it may be that your Guides are trying to draw your attention to something such as a family member who would benefit from your help for example, but in the main they are basically training exercises so acknowledge their presence and enjoy the experiences as they arise.
We will finish this article by mentioning some things that will interfere with your developmental progress.
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As mentioned in Can I Be A Healer?, it is imperative that you control your ego. If you do not do this it will slow down your progress considerably as you will not pick up the subtle teachings from your Guides.
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Avoid attempting to force the pace - you can only go at the speed that is right for you, and any attempt on your part to go faster will have the opposite affect so do your best to control your natural enthusiasm.
- Starting this process with pre-conceived ideas. There are many misconceptions regarding Spirituality so it is much better to put anything else you may have been told out of your mind and begin this as something brand new to you. You cannot be open to new ideas if you are hanging on to old ones. As your development progresses, time will show you which of the things you have been told in the past have any relevance to what you are learning now.
- Trying to do Energy Healing before establishing an effective connection with Spirit. This uses energy that would otherwise be used in your development and therefore slows the process down
It is as simple to do as has been written on this page. Ceremonies are not necessary, special clothing is not necessary and mystique is certainly not necessary. However, Personal Development, once begun does not stop. It is an ongoing process that continues for the rest of your time on earth or until you decide otherwise.
Finally, any work you do with Spirit is done entirely through Free will if you decide at any point that you no longer wish to continue, you will be able to stop. If at any time in the future you decide that you are ready to try again, you will be able to do so. You will, however, be starting again from the beginning, not from where you left off and it may take longer to prove to Spirit that you really do want to do it this time.
If you begin your developmental journey at the right time for you, and dedicate yourself to it, you will find it to be very rewarding. If you do not wish to become a Healer you can still develop spiritually purely for yourself. This is perfectly acceptable to Spirit as it means you will be living your life in the best way you can. This alone is very worthwhile for the example you will set and the effect it will have on everyone and everything around you. However, your desire for doing so still needs to be sincere and pure, not selfish. The rewards that you get from it should be seen as a bonus and not a focus. If the latter were to be the case, you would be disappointed.
Living a truly Spiritual life is not a penance; it is life enhancing and is achievable for anyone who really wants to do it.
If you have decided that the time is right for you to begin or continue with your developmental journey please read the article on Protection
