SET
I, Volume I (January through June, 1991)
STUDY GROUP READING #49:
January 1991
1. The media is currently saying that
we are in a recession, and they are reporting a slowdown in the economy. People
are buying less and many have lost their jobs, this is frightening to many
during this time. We would like you to comment on it.
2. What would be the factors in
President Bush's mind affecting his choices of US policy in the Middle East?
What would you see as wise policies for the United States?
3. Saddam Hussein is portrayed to us as
a completely evil man. From a spiritual perspective, what can you tell us about
him?
4. I have to say that it is hard to
feel kindly or understandingly toward someone who would simply kill people that
disagree with him. It seems so barbaric and, unspiritual is the only word I can
think of at the moment.
5. You said in the November reading
that each human being was as valuable and important as John F. Kennedy. Can you
elaborate on why even the meekest human being is as valuable and important as
the most beautiful, successful, rich and powerful human being?
6. Recent medical studies indicate that
the number of women who develop breast cancer is increasing and that one in 10
women will now develop breast cancer in this country. What is it that causes
breast cancer, and how can it be healed or prevented?
7. There is presently a growing
controversy surrounding a material called amalgam, used to fill cavities in
teeth. It consists of mercury and other metals. Some think that mercury released
into the body can cause weakness in the immune system, kidneys and corresponding
toxicity in the blood stream. Many, many people have such fillings in their
teeth. Are these fillings causing our bodies stress?
8. Can one soul have more than one
personality in earth at one time?
9. What would be the most effective way
to talk to children about God?
10. As a child myself, it was helpful
to have a personification of God in the figure of Jesus to pray to and to feel
like he protected me and was there for me. Do you think that it's important that
a child have a figure of some kind to hold in his mind and heart?
11. We are entering the year 1991.
Please speak to us about this coming year--give us an overall view of 1991, and
tell us what attitude would be most productive to hold as we enter the new year.
12. Please close with an attunement for
the month of January.
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STUDY GROUP #50
February 1991
Because of the outbreak of war in the
middle east, and the anxiety, fear and discouragement it causes in many of us,
we will devote this reading to questions about this war.
1. A number of respected psychics,
astrologers, and channelers, yourselves included, said that they did not see war
happening, at least at this time. What did you see that led you to say there
would not be a war? What were you seeing that was flexible and could change?
What changes took place between those predictions and the actual war?
2. Now that we've gone to war, even
many people who are against war, feel that nuclear weapons and chemical
capabilities should be taken away, even by force, from Saddam Hussein. Is this a
right decision?
3. Will this be a long war from your
vision?
4. What is the purpose of this war,
from the souls' point of view? What are we to learn from this war?
5. Is Saddam Hussein what is called the
Anti Christ, or a forerunner of the Anti Christ?
6. Is this the war talked about in the
book of Revelations in the bible the war that leads to the battle of Armageddon
that is supposed to be the battle between good and evil that will end all wars?
If so, how does it end war? It certainly seems like the predictions of
Nostrodamus and the biblical predictions of Armageddon have a greater
probability of occurring. Are we headed on a path toward widespread destruction?
7. In 5,000 years of recorded human
history, there have been 14,000 wars. That's two or three wars for every year.
It seems like a sad commentary on humanity, and does not reflect what you have
said to be the souls' intention for human beings to live peaceably on earth. Why
have we had so many wars?
8. The ecological damage can already be
seen with the oil spill in the Persian Gulf. This is, of course, not the only
place in the world that ecological damage and pollution is happening. Does the
earth have the capacity to recover, or will it be given a chance to recover,
from such destruction?
9. Those of us who look at things
spiritually, thought we were making progress toward a new age of peace and
harmony with positive changes in Germany and the Soviet Union; you've mentioned
that we're moving toward greater sensitivity, there was the harmonic
convergence...a lot of idealism that we've held. Now we have war in the Middle
East and turmoil in the Soviet Union. It feels like we're going backwards. Would
you comment.
10. You've already addressed some of
this next question, but I'll ask it so you can elaborate or add to it. Now that
we're in this war, what can we do to promote world peace? What actions and
activities can we take that will be the most effective? Is communication the
most important asset to the evolvement of the planet? What can we do now through
communication to affect world peace?
11. Are there beings on the other side,
our souls, guides, and so forth, working for peace?
12. Please close with an attunement
that we can use this month to further peace in our hearts and in the world.
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STUDY GROUP #51
March 1991
1. I want to follow the opening with a
question about it. When your desires have to do with something global, for
example, many people are involved in peace marches, and are frightened about the
war--it seems that we're heading pell mell into a ground war that is going to
cause a lot of suffering, pain and death for young men and women on both sides
of the conflict. So when you desires are for something large that you can't
effect because it's in the hands of the politicians, how can we deal with the
fear and frustration that comes from this kind of thing?
2. There have been many people all over
the world praying for peace and harmony in the world. There are organized peace
groups and people marching for peace. What kind of impact does this have on
earth? It does not appear to have had a substantial influence on the decisions
of the policy makers. It's almost like it's a battle of good versus evil and
evil is winning.
3. We are confused about the value and
effectiveness of prayer. It seems that all over the world, there are religious
people who pray for help in their lives, yet continue to suffer famine, war,
poverty and so on. Are prayers just to make us feel better, or is there a way to
pray that will actually change our circumstances?
4. California and other areas are
suffering a severe drought. How does our consciousness affect this drought? Can
anything be done about it besides just waiting for the weather to change? If the
Indians can do a rain dance, couldn't the prayers of many bring rain?
5. Does each soul have a thread of
experience that runs through all of their lifetimes? For example, someone who is
artistic, or religious, or fond of the military life--would they be drawn to
that kind of lifetime over and over again?
6. If we are going to die suddenly, for
example, in an automobile or airplane, does our awareness leave the body an
instant before the actual event that kills us, or are we conscious to the end?
7. If a person dies and is unaware that
they are dead, will they remain close to earth, and can they be seen by living
human beings, as in the case of hauntings?
8. Some people believe that if we
remain attached to a person who has died, that we hold that person or soul to
the earth, that they can't or won't move on because of our attachment. Is that
true? How does our unwillingness to let go affect the departed loved one?
9. You have said that when we sleep, we
are learning. What are we learning and by whom are we being taught?
10. Please close with an attunement for
us to use during the month of March.
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STUDY GROUP #52
April 1991
1. What would you say are the most
important teachings that you communicate to us? Are there definite, specific
``key teachings'' that you are trying to get across. If so, would you elaborate
on what they are?
2. You say that human beings create
negativity, and that there is no other negativity in the universe. You have also
said that we have free will, and the souls allow us to create negativity on
earth. If the souls created earth and its rules, why would they allow us to
create negativity here?
3. Many of us have had exquisite,
albeit brief experiences of God, of our soul, of going ``home,'' either in
dreams, visions, or meditations. We long for the ecstasy of knowing God, often
because the contrast of the heaviness of earth life is so great. When we die,
and are ``with God,'' will there be no contrast, no duality? Will we long for
anything? Will we get bored? Will we be able to know the ecstasy without the
contrast of the agony?
4. You have said that our soul will
decide when we die, but that we also have free will. How can we have free will
if our soul decides when we die?
5. When we must make decisions in life,
how can we distinguish our soul's impulses of guidance from our own personality
desires, which might be colored by confusion?
6. What is meant by the biblical quote
from The Gospel of St. John: ``For God so loved the world, that he gave his only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life.'' Was this intended to impart, as some Christians would have
us believe, that one must believe in Jesus in order ``to be saved'' and ``not to
be condemned?''
7. The media has, over the years,
revealed the sordid details of the personal lives of many public and famous
people. Spiritual teachers and groups have been exposed for not living what they
teach. Most recently, Werner Erhard, the founder of est, was the subject of an
expose by ``60 Minutes.'' Many of these people are ones that others have
revered. Is it an inherently difficult path to be both famous and powerful, and
maintain integrity?
8. Please close with an attunement for
us to use this month.
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STUDY GROUP #53
May 1991
1. You have said that we, as souls,
created diversity in earth for our interest and enjoyment. What is it then, in
us, that causes us to fear that which is different from us?
2. What can you tell us about William
Shakespeare? Was he a real person? Some people believe that Francis Bacon
actually wrote the work attributed to Shakespeare. Is that true? Did the person
who wrote as William Shakespeare have other lives as a writer? Was he anyone
that we know?
3. You have stated that cancer is
rampant in our society at this time. Please explain the emotional cause of
cancer and why it is so widespread right now?
4. Is it beneficial, every time we are
sick, to look for an emotional or mental cause? In the case of the common cold,
for example, could it be we just caught a bug, or is there always an emotional
connection?
5. There has been some discussion and
theorizing that computer screens give off harmful emissions. Is this something
we should be concerned about?
6. There are many people in third world
countries who seem to live difficult, impoverished lives. For example, the Kurds
are currently being brought to our attention. Have these people had lifetimes in
other countries, lifetimes of wealth and greater ease, or have they been
continually drawn back to that area and their own ancestors lifetime after
lifetime? It's easy to see that as Americans, we've had lifetimes in other parts
of the world because our country is so young, but what about the people in the
middle east or India, for example?
7. Were all human souls (that is, souls
which express as human beings in a physical form) created, as it were, at the
same ``time''? Or have there been cycles of creation, or various times of
creation, during which different groups of souls were created?
8. There are currently so many people
on earth, have they all had other lifetimes at one time or another?
9. What is the true, spiritual meaning
behind the concept of the Trinity - the Father, Son and the Holy Ghost or
Spirit?
10. Please close with an attunement for
us to use this month.
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STUDY GROUP #54
June 1991
1. This month, we have several
questions about animals. Something you just said prompted me to think of this.
You were taking about the reasons that we chose to be human as opposed to the
limited expression of animals. My question is, do we have a choice to be an
animal, or not?
2. There are many animals on the
endangered species list, and many have already become extinct over the
centuries. What are the spiritual implications of the extinction of animals?
3. You have said that animals are
strongly ruled by their instinct for self preservation. What takes place when an
animal, a dog or cat for example, saves his master in a fire or some other way.
Do they somehow, for altruistic reasons, override their animal instincts of fear
?
4. What about dolphins? Do they have a
special relationship to human beings, and what is it about them such that they
have been known to help drowning humans?
5. Scientists now believe that dolphins
communicate in a language that can eventually be deciphered by us. Will it be
possible for humans and dolphins to communicate clearly with one another?
6. Why do zebra's have stripes? Why did
the souls create them so that they are literally like targets for lions and
other animals that want to eat them?
7. A last question about animals. You
often talk about our animal nature as humans. Could you delineate for us what
are the qualities or the aspects of ``animal nature'' as you refer to it in us,
so that we could recognize that part of us.
8. What is the larger purpose in the
present economic recession? Why are we creating this and what are we supposed to
learn? What advice can you give us to best get through this period?
9. June 16 is Father's Day. What would
you say is the most significant and important teaching or influence a father has
to offer his children?
10. Please close with an attunement for
us to use this month.
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SET
J, Volume I (July through December, 1991)
STUDY GROUP #55
July 1991
1. I want to ask a question about what
you've just been talking about, because there's an area that confuses me and
perhaps others may feel the same way. You always talk about bringing fears to
the surface. Sometimes, I feel like I don't know necessarily what the fears are.
For example, recently being with my grandson brought up a lot of pain around
divorce and separation from my children 16 years ago. I cried and brought it up
and talked about it and was able to do some healing with it. But obviously that
pain didn't just appear, it's been there for probably 16 years, and I didn't pay
attention to it or didn't know it was even there. I've heard other people at
times say that they don't know what fears they have, yet maybe it impacts on
their body and they get sick. How do we bring up fears if there isn't an
emotional turmoil or something that is obvious to us?
2. Some people are greatly troubled by
the pain and death caused to animals that are used in scientific animal
research. How can we understand the people who do this kind of research, and
what can be done about the millions of animals tortured?
3. Is vegetarianism a purer form of
eating? Isn't it kinder since it doesn't involve eating animals?
4. How can one be a loving, sensitive,
giving person without eventually feeling used by other people?
5. There is an old American Indian
attunement which states, ``The good I seek is here in myself, I rejoice, I am
complete, I am full.'' What are the attributes of spiritual experience which we
can attain through this practice of using this attunement?
6. You stated in a group reading just
recently that those people who live in a more simple society today often have a
deeper feeling of the magnificence of life than we who live in the more complex,
more educated societies. Please give us some ideas as to how we can have a
deeper appreciation of the magnificence of life while we live in the
increasingly complex society and world.
7. The U.S. government is considering
investing 8.6 billion dollars to build the world's largest atom smasher in
Waxahachie, Texas. One of the project's goals will be to find ``quarks'' or
matter particles in the most basic form. You have said in previous readings that
much of theoretical physics allows people to expand their minds to spiritual
possibilities through intellectual gymnastics. Can quarks be found? Will other
new frontiers of science be crossed which will give a fair return for the
expenditure of 8.6 billion dollars by the U.S. or the world community? How much
of this project is based on a pork barrel mentality in Washington, and how much
by prudent, sincere investment by those of leadership.
8. Would you discuss the concept of
mind control, which is a person or group influencing someone to have certain
beliefs. What makes one person more susceptible than another to mind control,
such as those people who join cults where they come to believe in certain things
as absolute truth that to most people would be quite bizarre?
9. So, if everything we believe is a
form of mind control, is that what is meant when it is said that the world is an
illusion?
10. Having agreed to perceive physical
reality and to give up the ``truth'' temporarily, is there any way we can
experience life, or existence, even for a moment, without our perception being
colored by belief? Can we perceive pure life, or spirit in an undistorted way?
11. Please close with an attunement we
can use this month.
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STUDY GROUP #56
August 1991
1. Please explain how memory works,
both in the physical body relating to the brain, and after death in relation to
the soul. How do we sometimes remember things from past lives? In other words,
where is memory stored?
2. . Once the human brain is injured,
can it recover normal functioning? When the brain is badly injured, are the mind
energies that you are talking about still intact, but simply unable to be
``mirrored'' through the brain?
3. Dreams can be so informative, but it
seems to take such a great deal of time and effort to wake up, recall, write
down or record our dreams, as well as studying books by ``dream experts'' to get
help in unraveling the symbols. Are there shortcuts, ways upon entering sleep to
ask for ``straight'' messages or information from our higher self or
subconscious?
4. Sometimes we'll have a dream that's
very potent, or we'll wake up with a very powerful dream, or sometimes we have
recurrent dreams. Are those dreams where the unconscious mind is attempting to
make something unconscious, conscious?
5. How seriously does the behavior or
attitudes of abusive, alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional parents affect their
children-later-during the child's adult life?
6. Is it necessary to re-experience
one's childhood pain, bring it to consciousness, in order to heal it? or are
there other methods to heal it? If so, what?
7. What is the true goal or purpose of
life, or the true goal of the soul? Is it for humans to become really free or
liberated, for us to be totally fulfilled, only for the soul to learn, or
something else?
8. Some scientists believe that a
massive comet nucleus or asteroid hit the earth 65 million years ago, releasing
millions of megatons of explosive force and blasting a crater at least 100 miles
in diameter. They believe that this disaster wiped out a large percentage of all
species of life, including the dinosaurs. Most importantly to us, by wiping out
the giant reptiles, the surviving small, primitive mammals were enabled to take
over the now vacant ecological niches left by the dinosaurs and greatly evolve
and diversify. One result of this was ultimately the evolution of the hominid
line which eventually resulted in Homo Sapiens and, therefore, our existence. On
the surface, this implies that our existence (or the existence of our physical
bodies) is ultimately the result of a random celestial event, namely the impact
of the asteroid on earth. Was this great disaster to earth at that time brought
about by the souls in order to break the previous "log jam" of
continual dominance by reptiles over hundreds of millions of years, and allow
the evolution of higher mammals culminating in man?
9. There almost seems to be a
playfulness in the evolutionary process when looking at individual species'
bodily forms and adaptations, even in the creation of the minerals and plant
life, there's so much diversity and creative expression. Is this the playfulness
of the souls or "devas" behind this creative process?
10. It seems like all the animals and
plants were placed here, or developed here from the souls, and some of them have
become extinct, more are becoming extinct. Are there going to be new species
that will be developed, or is that part of creation finished?
11. You stated in July's reading: ``You
will not bring more God into you when you accomplish more in the world. You will
simply be more relaxed and you will let more of the forces of God touch your
feelings bringing you joy and happiness.'' Could you speak more about the
mechanics of happiness you are describing? How much must we accomplish in the
world to be happy? What is it about accomplishment that makes us more relaxed?
12. Please close with an attunement for
us to use in the coming month.
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STUDY GROUP #57
September 1991
1. I could probably say that 99% of us
in the study group are idealistic and hoping for a better world in which to
live. It appears as if morality has taken a nose dive in the past few years. We
are speaking especially about the Savings and Loan Crisis, the BCCI scandal, the
corrupt politicians, and so forth. Many of us were so hopeful of a more
enlightened society, which certainly seems a long way off at this point in
history. Please comment.
2. In the Beatitudes -- "The meek
shall inherit the earth," the use of the word meek seems to be
misunderstood by many. Would you talk about the symbolic meaning of this quote?
3. Speaking of stillness and
patience--what is it about the mind that makes stilling the mind, and being
patient in meditation, so difficult. It's almost as if it's an unnatural state
to have the mind stilled in order to enter meditation.
4. Why are cases of, and deaths from,
asthma increasing, especially in this country? What are the underlying causes of
asthma, spiritually, and does increased pollution play a role?
5. The physical limitations that we, as
souls, have agreed to live by while inhabiting physical bodies are fairly
self-evident. What are the emotional, mental and spiritual perimeter or limits
that we have agreed to accept in order to become temporarily human?
6. Are there many souls waiting to be
born in earth? Is it a formidable task to actually get a turn at being human?
What could you tell us about this?
7. Recently, one of our study group
members has met several people who say they are "walk-ins." This is an
idea that there are people who's original personality was replaced by a more
highly evolved one. In one case, this substitution took place upon the
"death" of the original occupant in an accident; in another case, a
formerly abused child's personality had split into many personalities for
protection, then was healed and supposedly had no more need to be on earth.
Would you please explain or elucidate on the theory of walk-ins?
8. Please close with an attunement for
us to use this month.
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STUDY GROUP #58
October 1991
1. One of our study group members lives
in Phoenix, 3 miles from the temple where the 9 Buddhists were murdered
recently, and would like to gain some insight into the nature of this event. As
she mentions, we tend to believe this type of abrupt and sad ending is not in
the plan for us, and when many Buddhist monks are gathered together in
meditation, that light and love would surround them in a protective way. I guess
it's the question of how can bad things happen to good people?
2. In your teachings, you say all human
``negativity'' or ``badness'' (commonly termed evil, cruelty, etc.) is due
ultimately to fear. This seems very difficult to accept when considering many
actual acts of cruelty or sadism. Psychologically, some human beings seem to
commit such acts, including murder, out of enjoyment of feelings of power or
domination, combined, in the case of sociopaths, with an inner lacking of any
conscience or sense of empathy for fellow humans. There is also sadism where
individuals can enjoy inflicting suffering on others where the enjoyment is of a
sexual nature. Please explain how these human actions can be interpreted as
being due to fear.
3. It seems to be the general teaching
of the Guides regarding pain and suffering to downplay their significance and
destructiveness, claiming that the real suffering of such experiences is
primarily due to fear, mainly the erroneous fear that the true inner self is
being damaged. Positive, accepting emotions and a state of relaxation do greatly
reduce the actual suffering involved in physical pain, but these states of mind
and emotions become increasingly difficult to achieve the worse the pain
becomes. Those who have experienced it or observed others know that severe,
intense pain or agony, especially if prolonged, disorganize the mind to the
degree that no spiritual consciousness is possible, and the sufferer is the
pain, a slave to the pain. This sort of suffering does not seem to have any sort
of redeeming spiritual value enforcing transformative change. How can this sort
of human experience be reconciled with your teachings, and be shown not to hold
true terror and ``badness?''
4. In your reading on Gods and Symbols,
you state that, ``Through the ages there has gradually come about a rather
strong over emphasis upon the intellectual capacities of human beings. You ones
have still continued to evolve your feeling capacity, but, in the modern time in
particular, for many ones, the intellect rules, so to speak, over emotion.'' How
do our spiritual studies affect our balance in our use of intellect versus our
use of feeling capacity? How are we adjusting our use of intellect, and how is
this affecting our use of feeling capacity?
5. You have said that illnesses are
often caused by emotional pressures. If we have an illness or physical
malfunction of some kind, how can we tell what is the specific emotional
pressure which is causing the illness, so we can begin to heal the emotional
pressure and, therefore, the illness?
6. Why are back problems so prevalent
right now? Are the back and the breathing connected? Can you give us an overview
of what mental, emotional imbalances would result in chronic back pain?
7. Back in March, we asked you if we
would leave our bodies before sudden death due to something painful such as an
auto accident, and you said we would. One of our study group members recently
had an automobile accident. She describes the following: ``I was on my way home
from work driving south on I-805 when an automobile on my right began to move
into my lane...there was no time for me to get out of the way. I remember
slamming on the brakes and turning the wheel of my vehicle to the left.
Unfortunately, the tires locked and I was heading straight for the median. Then
a strange thing happened. I saw the `shadow' of my body fall to the right and it
seemed that my spirit was trying to compensate by turning the wheel to the
right, by without the physical form to move the wheel, my vehicle did not
respond. Mentally, I thought, `too late,' and simply waited for the vehicle to
strike the median. I was able to think clearly (or so I thought) but I seemed to
be distanced from the reality of what was happening. My environment, if you
will, was gray in color. I heard the crash, but it seemed soft, quiet and far
away. After hearing the crash, my thought was, `what now?' The next thing I
remember was literally being bounced back into my body. I blinked my eyes open
and a man was at my door attempting to help me out. I was taken to the emergency
room with severe contusions and abrasions. I do not recall how I received any of
the dozen bumps, bruises and whiplash.'' Obviously, she did not die, but where
was she during the ``gray'' period, and does this relate to our soul taking us
out before death?
8. Please close with an attunement for
us to use this month.
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STUDY GROUP #59
November 1991
1. I want to pursue your opening a bit.
I'm not so afraid of myself dying, I tend to be afraid of something terrible
happening to the people I love, for example. It's a worse fear to have to live
with debilitating illness with myself or someone that I love, or the death of
someone I love. What could I or others say to ourselves to return to the truth?
How can we deal with that?
2. I don't want to belabor a point, but
sometimes it seems really difficult to have a hopeful attitude about the future
because so fast, so much seems to be going wrong with the world. Sometimes it's
hard not to think maybe the doomsday prophesies are right? How can you help us
remind ourselves of something larger than this?
3. This month we celebrate
Thanksgiving. Would you discuss from a spiritual point of view, what was going
on in the evolution of humanity at the time that the first Englishmen came to
America? For the English, it was a new beginning; for the American Indians, it
was the beginning of the end of a way of life. What can you tell us about this
time?
4. Would you discuss the events going
on in the Soviet Union with the demise of the communist system? Is this a true
move toward freedom for the people there? What is the underlying spiritual force
taking place there?
5. We would like you to discuss the
Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill debates. Most of us find it discouraging that this
country is governed by pretences, power and wealth, rather than truth. What
insights could you give us as to the spiritual workings of this confrontation
between Thomas and Hill?
6. How can we hold in our minds and
hearts, the concept that good people can also do bad things and still be good?
For example, one of the professors testifying for Thomas talked about how good
Thomas is and, therefore, he could not have done the things he was accused of
doing. I'm sure many of us know people who are ``good'' and yet do bad things.
Is there anyone besides Jesus who is all good, or is that possible in life?
7. How do the prophets and seers of
biblical times differ from the psychics and channelers of today, or do they?
9. Please close with an attunement for
us to use during the coming month.
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STUDY GROUP #60
December 1991
1. Even though different religions have
different ways of celebrating the close of each year, in the Western world we
tend to associate this time of year with Christmas. Can you speak to us about
the importance of the birth and life of Jesus and how it is meaningful to us
now?
2. Even though Christmas is
traditionally a time of joy and celebration, at the present time, many people
are feeling a sense of heaviness and foreboding. This is obviously related to
our economic recession and other world problems, however, we would like to know
if there is a larger significance or pattern that we need to be aware of to
understand this time of challenge.
3. Jesus is remembered for his ability
to heal in a way that is currently beyond our means. Did he actually perform
miraculous healings, and if so, was this a promise of abilities that we will be
able to develop one day?
4. As our final question, would you
lead us on an inner journey that will help us experience the God force?
SET
K (January
through June, 1992)
STUDY
GROUP #61
January 1992
1. As we go into a new
year, would you please talk to us about what we can expect in the coming year,
in terms of the various human patterns and spiritual energies that we will be
dealing with in 1992?
2. We have a follow up question from
last month's reading. You said in the December reading, ``In one capacity in
which Jesus of Nazareth was the prototype for human beings, there is the
capacity to cause physical matter to temporarily step outside of time.
Eventually you will manifest a quite mysterious and esoteric capacity that Jesus
manifested . . . . which is partially symbolized in the capacity of Jesus to
lift his body, to violate what is presently the laws of physical movement, to go
from one place to another . . . . Human beings are moving toward a future period
in which the rigid hold upon physical matter, physical bodies, which is tightly
held by time and space, will become, first of all, more flexible, then in time,
absolutely mastered by living human beings inside of physical bodies. This in
the distant future.''
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and the
Transcendental Meditation movement, have been teaching techniques in which
people go into a meditative state and introduce Sanskrit words deep into their
minds, which is supposed to enable them to levitate their bodies. Where does
this practice fit into the abilities that you see coming in the distant future?
3. ``To ground your spiritual energy''
is an expression often used in New Age jargon. What is meant by this from your
perspective?
4. Some people say that we could live
forever in this present physical body, and be immortal. Is this possible? If so,
what would be the point of doing this? Is this a misconception of the nature of
the body, or what? Please comment.
5. Will the new release of the entire
contents of the dead sea scrolls make an impact upon religious/philosophical
unity in the world?
6. Why did the ancient Egyptians embalm
their dead?
7. What does it mean when it is said
that ``we were made in the image of God?''
8. One of our study group members who
has been struggling to understand the issue of pain and suffering, asks the
following question: ``The issue of euthanasia, or doctor-assisted suicide, is a
complex and difficult one. Many in our society have a justifiable fear of the
protracted and painful ``living death'' that modern medicine sometimes seems to
force on individuals. Your teachings regarding this appear to be that to
deliberately leave this life through suicide in such a situation is a grave
spiritual error, regardless of the degree of suffering. You advise that the
dying one's most appropriate response to such a condition is to utilize the
experience as a ``challenge'' for the releasing of fear, and to discover
extraordinary truths of life and death. To me, the basic problem with this
teaching is that it is unsatisfactory and somewhat abstract, or ideal, to the
vast majority who do not have the ability in their present personalities to
transcend the experience of a long, painful illness, or even to believe it is
possible. Though ultimately true in some sense, it seems to me that your
teachings cannot help those who are actually in the midst of apparently endless
pain, helplessness and limitation.'' Would you please address this question?
9. Please close with an attunement for
us to use this month.
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STUDY
GROUP #62
February 1992
1. I want to follow up on your
opening...is the healing of all human fears a goal of the soul?
2. At this point in our evolution, is
there anybody who can live without any fears at all, in our society?
3. Sometimes people will wake up in the
morning from a dream that colors their whole day. Usually it's a dream that has
fear involved in it, where you can feel like you're still in the dream, the
emotions are so strong. Where is that coming from, and is the purpose of that to
bring up a fear that maybe we haven't healed yet?
4. This is a follow-up on last month's
question regarding suicide to end suffering: Many people, who have lived
fulfilling and active lives, when getting seriously ill or incapacitated when
very old, would prefer to receive limited medical care and choose not to extend
their lives through the invasive means available now. Sometimes the medical
establishment or nursing home staff will ``keep people alive,'' through
treatments and medicine, while emotionally speaking, the person seems ready to
die. Could you comment on this?
5. According to our archeological
findings, physically speaking, the human race has been growing progressively
larger. Is there any spiritual reason for this phenomenon?
6. February, of course, is relationship
month--Valentine's day, could you tell us more about why souls tend to seek out
the same souls again and again to share earth experiences with?
7. February is also Cupid's month, so
we wanted to ask you if you would talk to us about angels. What are angels?
8. So, the concept that they have wings
and halos, is there any basis in truth to that, or is that merely a human
perception?
9. What is a fallen angel?
10. Some people say they can perceive
fairies. What are fairies or spirits?
11. I know you've talked before about
how we can best call on our guides, is there anything different about how we can
ask for help or communication or to be touched by the angelic forces that you've
described?
12. Please close with an attunement for
us to use this month.
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STUDY
GROUP #63
March 1992
1. The New Age message of the day is
that we should love everyone. How do you deal with someone who has hurt you,
physically or emotionally? How do you protect yourself and still love them? Is
it wrong to have feelings of hatred for somebody?
2. Why does time seem to go faster as
one grows older? Would you talk about the concept of ``time?''
3. Many people who meditate in the
pyramids in Egypt, or under small pyramid frames, claim to experience deeper
meditations than usual. Would you elaborate about ``pyramid power?''
4. Now that there has been a change in
world politics, and the tide of totalitarian communist states has been turned
around, that is, there is the creation of more democratic states around the
world, do you see a positive contribution of the military efforts of the United
States around the world in such places as Vietnam and in South American
countries? If the U.S. had never gone to war in Korea, and Vietnam, and funneled
arms to right wing groups in South America, would the world's communist systems
have grown to control more countries? Is the world a better place for having
gone to war, or would it have been better if we had stayed at home and worked
for our economic and social betterment?
5. There is some concern today about
electrical fields generated by power lines, TV, microwave ovens, and so forth,
having an adverse affect on living tissue. Is this concern valid, and do we need
to take steps to reduce electric field pollution?
6. Would you talk about the larger
implications of the problems that are now showing up in women with silicone
breast implants?
7. Can you define wisdom for us? How do
we acquire wisdom? How does it affect the course of our lives? Can we backslide
in wisdom? Is wisdom carried over from lifetime to lifetime?
8. Please close with an attunement for
the coming month.
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STUDY
GROUP READING #64
April 1992
1. You have said that you see humanity
getting the pollution problem under control before we cause the earth
irreparable harm. Can you comment more on this, as it seems that presently the
possibilities for the worsening of this problem outstrip the tendencies to get
the problem under control. There are great material desires in the world, and
there is the expansion of use of resources and industrial production seemingly
without proportional respect for the environment.
2. Magic Johnson seems like such a
special, much loved human being. What could you tell us about him--his soul
choices, purpose in life from a spiritual perspective?
3. What are the largest influences on a
human personality? Is it what they bring into this lifetime, their parents, life
circumstances, or societal influences?
4. What is the most important spiritual
teaching that parents can give to children?
5. The concept of Maya, that this earth
life and everything in it is but an illusion, is an Eastern philosophy embraced
by many. Would you discuss this idea?
6. Sometimes it can feel like there is
no true meaning or purpose to a lifetime. You're born, you work hard, and you
die anyway. Would you talk more about finding purpose and meaning in life, and
how to view the long-term purpose of an individual life?
7. In terms of healing such feelings as
you were just discussing, it would be helpful to us if you would take a
hypothetical example of someone who is feeling discouraged and depressed about
life, and maybe having feelings of lack of meaning and purpose. How would he go
about inviting the feelings up? What do you expect him to discover that could
change his mind about his feelings and help him to feel differently. Could you
take us through a scenario about how that would work?
8. In the scheme of all an individual's
lifetime, how important is any one particular lifetime?
8. One of the criticisms of the belief
in reincarnation is that if you believe in reincarnation, you would not make
this lifetime important, or even make life itself important. One could think,
``Well if I don't do it this time, I'll do it another.'' Would you comment?
9. Please close with an attunement for
us to use this month.
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STUDY
GROUP READING #65
May 1992
1. Would you comment on capital
punishment? Aren't we sinking to the level of the criminal by enacting capital
punishment?
2. What about the inequality in
"who" is executed. Someone with money and good attorneys is less
likely to get the death penalty. The punishment seems to be less about the
nature of the crime and more about the financial status of the criminal. Would
you comment?
3. Some feel that people who are
mentally ill should not be held responsible for their crimes to the same extent
as others. To what extent was Robert Alton Harris, who was recently executed in
California for murder, responsible and aware of what he did? Harris was a
diagnosed schizophrenic and yet he was executed.
4. What are the benefits and
liabilities of medications and electro convulsive (shock) therapy used to
control or heal mental illness?
5. An important scientific discovery
happened this last month, leading scientists to believe they have seen the
origin of the universe, confirming the "big bang" theory. Would you
comment?
6. One of our study group members
writes that she generally feel a loving connection with all that cross her path,
but often gets stressed out about not having the time to give each of them the
attention she would like. Sometimes it feels almost addictive - this desire
"to be there" for everyone. And yet it feels so right sometimes - as
though she's really come to see the divinity in all human beings and wants to
nurture the expression of love and compassion that she feels. How can she tell
the difference between healthy, genuine love for others, and the need to
constantly give to others in order to feel that she is a good person?
9. Please close with an attunement for
us to use this coming month.
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STUDY
GROUP READING #66
June 1992
This remarkable reading
was done for a group in the Minneapolis area in May of 1992. The questions were
written by the participants there.
1. What stage of the earth’s life
cycle is the earth in and how is it affecting humanity? And how is humanity
affecting the well being of the earth?
2. Would you talk about the
"messages from Mary" around the world that are coming through people?
3. Please talk to us about joy, with
specific attention to humor, playfulness, being of service and balance.
4. Would you give us further
information on the paths we walk toward healing--how can we expand our spiritual
awareness when our physical and emotional states get in the way.
5. Closing.
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