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Week 1 Question: Understanding of the Initiatic Path
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09/05/2011 8:37 AM
    WEEK 1 QUESTION:

    WHAT IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE INITIATIC PATH AND WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF ON THIS PATH AT THE PRESENT TIME?

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    09/05/2011 5:24 PM
    Iniation: Lesson 2

    Iniation is a process by which we work through karma and reconnect with our Divine source through our life experiences and relationships with other people. The process of initiation cannot be separated from the path. In contemplating the meaning of initiation many key words come to mind. Opportunity, growth, self awareness, decision making, wholeness, the path of love and the refiners fire to name a few. Initiation can occur in small increments or through dramatic changes. I tend to think that the small increments and subtle changes are the norm.

    Our everyday experience provides a platform for the refinement of our soul. We are constantly making choices. A simple decision to greet a stranger in a loving way or to maintain your peace in an emotionally turbulent situation are stepping stones toward self mastery. Developing the art of listening to one's presence or inner voice is a key. We would all hope to be in the right place at the right time, and to follow the guidance of our I Am presence and our heavenly sponsors. When faced with a challenge we pass our test if we see clearly and respond correctly. I believe it was Saint Germain who said that he made his ascension by making 2 million right decisions.

    Iniation also involves a willingness to take responsibility on many levels and to evolve into an individual who can be the hands and feet of the Ascended Masters on Earth. I would be remiss if I did not mention the “rock tumbler “of life. We all start out as diamonds in the rough and over time we are polished into beautiful diamonds. The path of Iniation is the rock tumbler. We should keep this in mind when we meet people.

    To answer the second question, where do you think you are on the path of iniation? I don’t think that any of us in embodiment can truly know the level of attainment of our souls or the level to which we have reconnected with our souls and gained mastery here in the physical. I sense that I am somewhere perhaps in the middle but in the grand scheme of things, barely out the starting gate. Now, how’s that for a safe answer!

    Robert Beese
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    09/05/2011 9:56 PM
    I resonate with your idea that we are constantly making choices that set the stage for higher initiations or set us back. It seems also that Lanto's comments that even the Ascended Masters continue to be initiated shows that there are cycles within cycles within cycles. It seems hard to know where we might stand - maybe it can be gauged by how much more of God we are realizing in daily life than we have in past experiences?
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    09/08/2011 1:59 PM
    I have read a few books recently in regard to initiation and I am in awe at the intricacy of God's plan for each soul to make it back home. Initiation to me is a roadmap back to God. Even though I am outwardly unaware of this map, I believe my Soul is aware of it and if I can tune into my OverSoul, and come what may, attempt to follow the promptings of this guidance; I will make it back to my point of origin. Because of my individual, family and group Karma as well as my psychology, the path can be quite interesting!! Full of opportunities! Fear must become Faith and Pride must become Humility in order to succeed in this journey. I imagine since the journey has taken millenia, that I have not always chosen to take this path homeward bound. I accept initiation as a necessity of life, like breathing, eating and sleeping. I accept by Faith, that with God all things are possible and with God I will prevail.

    At one point in my life Initiation would spark fear, another test... will I pass or fail?? Now I feel within my being my Love for God and his Love for me and I will perservere by his/her Grace. I am a work in progress, working on myself is also a part of this "Initiation". I have no idea where I am on the path; what has been accomplished up to this point?? What I do know is that I will not stop Trying!! I visualize myself on the yellow brick road from the Wizard of Oz. Here I am, Dee skipping along, at times things happen along this journey to the Emerald City, detours occur, certain issues must be addressed, aspects of my personality which no longer serve me in my quest must be recalibrated, etc. etc.;

    I pray for God Victory and I return to the yellow brick road, hopefully a little bit further on the path to the Emerald City.
    Jenny Persson
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    09/09/2011 7:09 AM
    In the past few weeks, my understanding of Initiation and my Path, has totally changed. Reading The Power of Now, experiencing the Mt. Shasta and Washington Events and attending the first class of this course, has made me realize that every moment is an initiation and every choice I make, from choosing what to think and feel to fully embracing life as it is, is part of my path. It IS my path! How I deal with everything that life presents to me and what actions I take, determines how far I have come. And I believe it´s like Saint Germain said, that if I make the right choice every choice I make, it´s possible to move fast up on my initiatic path.

    So where am I on this path? The more I read and listen to heartstreams, discourses, and other people's experiences, the more I realize I haven´t come far at all. I´ve just realized that I´ve been holding life back by my resistance to what is, and thereby avoiding so many opportunities for spiritual growth. Or put in another way; I haven´t taken many of the chances given to me, to pass some of my initiations. On the other hand, since life is so magnificent, beautiful and full of grace, I might just be one step away from making a leap in consciousness, that moves me quickly up on my path to full enlightenment! ;-)

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