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Individuality is a unique expression of who we are in this life time and the more we express it the more we come into your true vibration alignment! Unique Vibrations is a mix combination of me discussing my first love in life, Astrology, and collaborating with others on various topics like: Religion, Spirituality, Mystical community and mystical lifestyles, Magic, Sex, drugs and of course life experiences and funny shit!

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The 3 levels of existence

the 3 levels of existence

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Physical Astral and Divine. You have access to all three levels of existence depending on your state of vibration and ability.

the 3 levels of existence

The Physical Level

Let’s start with the physical in which we all live. This is the furthest point from source or God and it has the lowest or most dense vibration. We are here to embrace the physical nature that our soul have taken so that means experience and evolve through the lens of the physical world with a far away aim – toward reuniting with the energy known as God.

From what I’ve seen “spiritual” people have the hardest time mastering this because they will not embrace the physical and they often believe they are far more evolved than they really are – knowledge for entertainment and ego instead of practice. You need to resort more to physical solutions rather than always looking to “spirit”

It’s all about energy flow and processing through your physical body. All day long you are subjected to energy from the outside world and your internal world (like the last thought you had) It’s your job to process this energy – allow it move through you as unencumbered as possible.

The more of this consciousness you allow to flow through you the closer you get to the divine. When you die you have a greater chance of moving to higher planes of existence – rather being stuck in the astral world or returning physically in a body.

So why doesn’t this energy flow through you unencumbered?

You have emotional blocks and a distorted filter full of restrictive beliefs. You are also at the mercy of other peoples / entities energy. Let’s look at what happens…

Emotional blocks I have spoken about before ..
anytime you cant process thoughts properly emotions occur and block up your system and prevent the free flow of energy. They remain in you – in other words the older you get the worse it is.

Most interactions with other people create some sort of energy transfer when there is emotion involved. Most people don’t see that there is emotion involved unless the emotion is BIG, like when you burst with anger.

Sex creates very powerful energetic connections (variety of reasons) and if you are promiscuous or attend orgies, practice pagan or other magickal sex rituals – which are all fine (or attend the places this has happened in the past) – you need to be more sophisticated with protection rituals and spend more time cutting the energetic cords that are created (like straight afterwards) otherwise energetically you will be a mess (flows onto physical life)

Nonetheless you are making connections energetically all day long and worse you are picking up debris from strangers via interaction and thoughts moving to and fro. You cant avoid this but you can learn to “see” and cut these ties.

If you are not in your physical body – grounded and experiencing through your physical vehicle many problems arise. It means you are using the energy system of your your higher chakra’s instead of lower chakras like a non spiritual person or the complete and balanced system as its supposed to work.

To be grounded you need to be aware of your physical body – how it feels – what you feel but not lost in those feelings. You need to be able to experience life through your physical senses, be present for the vast majority of your day and access the spiritual but be able to come back and not spend too much time there.

It’s unlikely that you will be dong this unless you exercise (at least movement) and look after your physical body – conversely exercise and movement (amongst other things) is a fast way to ground yourself.

So for un-grounded people all energetic problems will be worse..

On the whole in the physical world you need to be clear of the interference of other peoples energy and also refine your personal energy system so that energy flows through you unencumbered.

Spiritual people who are attempting communication with the higher realms are in dire need of this because you dont know who you connecting with – your vibration will be a lot lower than you believe and the angel you are talking to may well be the spirit of a cheeky astral entity that’s enjoying being attached to you ..

Spiritual people who are not making money are not grounded – probably your lower chakras are blocked and you are running away from physical practicalities due to the romance of the spiritual.

The Astral Level

The astral level is the non-physical world that is closest to us here in the physical world. It’s closest to us in terms of energy or vibration. It’s a world of thoughts and emotions and extends all the way to the divine level.It can easily be accessed at any time. In fact every night when you sleep you enter this world – or I should say your soul or essence does. Most people have experienced this  through particular types of dreams.

Sometimes people remember the experience of flying in a dream. This is experiencing the freedom of moving in the astral without being encumbered by a physical body. However when you are in the astral world in your dream state – you are unconscious. In other words you don’t know you are dreaming.

Some people are lucky enough to have experienced a lucid dream – in which you know you are in a dream but you are only partially aware of this – sometimes in a lucid dream you can have partial control over that dream. If you are fully awake and conscious in the Astral you will have control over the way your dream pans out. Further to that you can deliberately enter the Astral level awake and conscious if you practice certain techniques. For me personally once I achieved this any remaining fear of death was removed because you directly experience being the soul that you are.

In the Astral world – once you master your thought processes, emotions, focus etc.. you can travel anywhere you want. Emotion and lack of focus will snap you back to your body and wake you up. There is a lifetime of study on this subject alone. The Astral level is extremely large and comprehensive as it’s the energy world that houses all our thought energy, independent thought forms, group thought forms and energy systems of the collective conscious (like the Akashic records) all types of entities both good and bad.

The Astral contains spirits both good and bad and includes some angels, demons and some of what we know as aliens. The astral world resembles our physical world in many parts but can be as wild and “different” as your thoughts permit.The astral level overlaps our physical world and extends all the way to the divine.

It consists of many layers which are really just divisions based on energy vibration. This where the concept of heaven and hell comes from. When you die you (your soul/ spirit/consciousness) leave your physical body and you enter the astral. At first you are in a shadow land that resembles your physical reality – this where a medium and or other people can speak to the dead – this is also the area that military remote viewers access for information because it is a reflection of our physical world but slightly different.

The astral world proper – then consists of a world of thought and emotion and different entities.

If you are in the lower realms of the Astral – the low vibration area’s – this is the area that is governed by strong emotion so you will find that the spirits of people that have problems are stuck here along with “bad” people (they are usually emotional – ie: a murderer often kills from extreme anger) and the bad low vibration entities.

This is the concept of hell. It will generate fear in you and your imagination will amplify the fear and images produced here. In contrast heaven is the opposite – it’s the high vibration area of the Astral level that is easily accessed by the divine beings and you will find much nicer spirits and entities here… like the guides that have your best interest at heart

This is the single most important reason to further your spiritual development. When you die – where you end up and what beings you access when you are there.

When you are awake here in the physical world or when you mediate you have limited access to the astral world… and beings from the astral world have limited access to you via your mind. As explained above – this still occurs through the matching of vibration.

If you are a low vibration person, en-evolved and emotional you will be limited to contact with beings (whoever they are) from the lower astral realms. Therefore when you communicate with your guides or God or Jesus or whatever ascended master you choose – the big question is – are you being duped???

Who are you really talking to? Just like a con artist can dupe you in the physical – the same happens in the Astral world.

This is the second most important reason to further your spiritual development – you can access and communicate with higher level beings.

Here in the physical world many people are influenced by beings of all types from the lower astral levels. Anyone who drinks alcohol to the point of being a little drunk is in danger of this – but not just whilst they are drunk – the entity can latch onto your energy system and stay. Anyone who takes mind altering drugs will experience the same. Anyone who has blocks or problems of the emotional type can fall under the influence of lower level beings. This sounds unfair but that’s the way it is.

Irrespective of your vibrational state and the type of beings you attract – when you have sex of any type including solo – you are open to, two way communication with all sorts of beings/entities in the astral world – this can be very powerful because you can use it to connect and to serve your purposes – but the flip side is you can have the wrong type of entity latch onto you and if unaware you wouldn’t know it’s happening.

Think about it this way – where do your thoughts come from? Why do you think a particular thing, rather than another? This is partly answered in the arena of personal development – you have a filter and belief systems etc. but if you watch carefully you might be surprised at what pops into your head and causes you to move in a particular direction.Nothing to be afraid of – just more reason to advance yourself spiritually and take safe guards.

The Divine

This level is the furthest from our physical level and adjoins the astral level. This is the level in which you will find the divine beings such as the Archangels, Ascended Masters and first principal being’s called Logos that correspond to many of the physical things we experience like the planets in our solar system. (too much for this article)

There are 4 Archangels according to some traditions including Islam, The Jewish tradition and Christianity recognises 7 Archangels. Some esoteric systems recognise more than 7 Archangels.

The Ascended Masters are beings that have evolved past their physical nature to the level of the divine. They help humanity from their light body form – sometimes resuming human form to help mankind. The most well known of these beings are Jesus, Buddha and Maitreya.

By now you will have worked out that at this level the vibration is high and a long way from our physical world. You can access the divine from the physical by calling on these beings but direct contact usually only occurs in the astral world. You can raise your vibration to access the astral and they can lower theirs to do the same.

In my view contact with divine beings is preferable – especially for beginners because they will have your best interests at heart. Other beings can help you literally which sounds good but can be incredibly disruptive especially in attaining large goals. Consider the problem in the following simple example.

Request = large sum of money

Answer = Spouse dies in car accident and insurance payout occurs.

* This is obviously not the intended result.

If you want go further in accessing any of the higher being at the divine level there are much more powerful ways than just a simple call. Details of which can be found in many of the occult traditions. Essentially this is done by inducing a trance state, using your power of command to call their correct name whilst viewing their corresponding Sigil.

Astute readers will now link the fairy tale of Rumpelstiltskin. Once she discovered the “name” of the strange creature she had made a deal with – she had power over him. This is the way it can work – knowing the “name” of the entity can give you power over it – once again in my view – a cooperative more friendly relationship will be to your advantage and prevent trouble further along.

Your own clarity of mind and state of vibration plays a huge role in who or what you can talk to. The more work you have done on yourself – the more blocks you have cleared – allows you access to beings of higher vibration.

Remember we don’t all start from the same place nor do we have the same blocks. What has taken me 20 years to achieve – you may have been born with. You might find you can access the divine in a matter of weeks or it may take you 50 years.

Last but not least let me say one thing for the non believers or those of you who want to believe – but can’t quiet get there. If you are even reading this you are probably interested in the spiritual. The way I see it is – use it as a “system” to advance yourself. Even it’s not true and you are talking to your self rather than a distinctly separate entity – either way the system still works. It’s good to have some scepticism and find out the truth / your truth for yourself. The system works and can be used to further your life in hundreds of ways – if you allow it to work – don’t get caught up in what’s true and what’s not true – paralysis by analysis is not good. https://spiritual.com.au/2019/06/physical-astral-divine-levels-of-existence/

The Age of Aquarius: its meaning and possibilities

Jessica Davidson

Last time we explored the current Age of Pisces and the transition into the shiny new Age of Aquarius. This isn’t due to happen any time soon but the shift has already begun. In this post we’ll explore what the coming age might mean and some of the changes that herald its arrival and whether it really will be shiny or something else entirely.

As we saw in the last post, the last few hundred years represent a transitional period between ages. Aquarian ideas, symbols and archetypes have been flooding into the collective consciousness, probably starting around the time of the Scientific Revolution in the 16th century.

However, the Age of Aquarius isn’t due to start until the 22nd or 23rd century so there’s little point in making any predictions. We can’t assume life will continue in the current way for the next hundred or more years. Just think…

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Isis & Her Dark Twin, Nephthys

Goddess Isis

Nephthys, the Lady of the Temple
Nephthys

Older Egyptological books informed us that Nephthys was never worshipped alone and had no temples of Her own. But that was only because they hadn’t found any yet. Thankfully, we now know of several Nephthys temples, a smaller New Kingdom one within a Set temple precinct at Sepermeru, halfway between Heracleopolis and Oxyrhynchus (where that huge cache of texts, including magical texts and a praise of Isis was found), and a Ptolemaic and Roman-era temple at Komir, near Esna.

In Her Komir temple, there is a lengthy hymn to Her that identifies Her with many other Goddesses, just as Isis is known by many names. She is “the Great, the Most Excellent, dwelling in the Beautiful Country—the abode of Her brother Osiris, Who comes to life again in Her, She Who renews for Him the body that once was, in Her name of Renewing of Life.” She is invoked as Meskhenet, the Birth Goddess, Hathor, Mistress of Drunkenness and Joy, Tefnut “in the moment of Her wrath,” and Seshet, Lady of Writing and “of the Entire Library.” She is Mut and Mafdet and Meret and Heket. She is the one Who “utters divine decrees, Great of Magic, who rules in the Mansion of Archivists.” She is Excellent of Kindness and unites Herself with Ma’et. She is the Mother of Amun and the Daughter of Re. She is Mighty, Formidable, Beautiful.

In a papyrus known as the Book of Hours—Ptolemaic and probably from Memphis—praises are recorded for a select group of Deities, including Nephthys. There She is called Kindly of Heart, Mistress of Women, the Valiant, the Strong-Armed, Who Begat Horus, Potent of Deeds, the Wise, the Acute of Counsel, and the Sad at Heart.

Isis Horus Nephthys

Interestingly, Her epithets in this papyrus do not parallel those of Isis, Who is In All that Comes Into Being at Her Command, Lady of What Exists, Sharp of Flame, Who Fills the Land with Her Governance, Who Pleases the Gods with What She Says, the Savior, Isis-Bast and Isis-Sakhmet, the Sister of the Great One, Who Comes at Call, and the Living North Wind.

As Twin Goddesses, Isis and Nephthys are often called “the two” this or that. We often think of Isis as the Bright Twin and Nephthys as the Dark Twin. And it’s true. Sort of.

For instance, the Pyramid Texts instruct the deceased king to

Ascend and descend; descend with Nephthys, sink into darkness with the Night-barque. Ascend and descend; ascend with Isis, rise with the Day-barque.

The Two Goddesses bear light and dark children to the same God. Osiris fathered the bright God, Horus, with Isis while with Nephthys, He fathered the dark God, Anubis. The Two Goddesses also manifest their Divine power differently. While Isis guides and sheds light on the hidden paths of the Otherworld, the Coffin Texts tell us that Nephthys speaks and they are obscured: “Hidden are the ways for those who pass by; light is perished and darkness comes into being, so says Nephthys.”

The Two Sisters protect the deceased
The Two Sisters protect the deceased

While Isis summons the Barque of the Day, Nephthys is “a possessor of life in the Night-barque.” As in Pyramid Text 217, Nephthys is paired with Set, a God of dark moods and dark reputation and associated with Upper Egypt, while Isis is paired with the benevolent God Osiris and connected to Lower Egypt. In the tomb of Tuthmosis III, Nephthys is said to be the Lady of the Bed of Life, by which was meant the embalming table. She is also Queen of the Embalmer’s Shop. Plutach preserves the tradition that Nephthys was associated with the desert and the fringes of the earth, while Isis is that part of the earth made fertile by the Nile.

But wait. As with most Things Egyptian, it’s not that simple. It’s not that black-and-white nor dark and light.

Isis is not just about rebirth and sunrise. She is also the Great Mooring Post, the one Who calls each of us to our deaths. She is the Goddess “ruling in the perfect blackness” of the Otherworld and She has Her own wrathful and fiery moods. Nephthys, on the other hand, is not only about descent in the Night-barque. She is right there with Isis at the sunrise rebirth. And She is a Goddess for Whom festivals of drunkenness and joy were celebrated. She is the Lady of Beer and while Isis, too, can be so called, I know of no festivals of Divine inebriation celebrated for Her, even given Her close connection to Hathor, the original Queen of Divine Drunkenness.

Nephthys in Her protective stance, mirroring Isis
Nephthys in Her protective stance, a mirror of Isis

The Two Sisters are not so much opposites as complements to each other. It is interesting that Isis and Nephthys seem to have become attached to different aspects of Hathor in Their association with Her. Sad at Heart Nephthys became connected with Hathor, Lady of Joy and Divine Intoxication. Lady of Governance Isis became connected with Hathor the soft-eyed Cow Mother, the Mother of the God, and the Lady of Amentet. Yet, as always, these roles are fluid and the Two Sisters flow into one another, even as They express different aspects of Their Divinity.

So are Isis and Nephthys two different Goddesses or one Goddess? Yes. And no. And of course, I know that doesn’t answer the question. They are One and They are Two. In my personal work with the Two Sisters, I can’t say that Nephthys feels very much different than Isis, but that may be because I pay a lot of attention to Isis’ own darker aspects.

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"Nephthys" by the Popovy sisters “Nephthys” by the Popovy sisters

Since we last met, I have become quite involved with Nephthys. It seems I shall have more to say about Her.

O, She is a Hidden One. In the Book of Caverns (an afterlife text), She is even described as the one Whose “head is hidden.” Yet She reveals Herself when you pay attention, when you search, when you ask.

Remember that lovely image of Nephthys by the two sister artists in last week’s post? Well, I found a couple more shots of it. Turns out the artwork is stranger and more unexpected than you would have thought having seen just the first photo.

Nephthys Herself is like that. She is stranger, more intriguing, and indeed more beautiful and powerful than you might, at first, think.

When we first read our Egyptian mythology, we see loyal Nephthys always in Her more dramatic sister’s shadow. She assists Isis with Osiris and Horus…

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Angels – Messengers from Neptune

Sky Maiden Musings

Angels
Heavenly Heralds
Astrology and Poetry
By Dikki-Jo Mullen
Astrologically angels are ruled by Neptune, the planet linked to all that is dream like, elusive and otherworldly. A good description of angels might be that they are too beautiful to be real and yet too beautiful not to be real. Are angels real? Are there really winged beings with purposes and powers beyond what we can conceive of? Or are they some sort of energy field, natural or supernatural? The topic has been debated for centuries and ends in a moot point. However,too many angelic sightings and encounters have occurred over the centuries for them not to have some validity. Many have felt their presences and assistance, perhaps when least expected. Neptune remains about 14 years in each sign of the zodiac. Currently, in the second decade of the 21st Century, Neptune is transiting its own sign of Pisces, where…

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MODERN MYSTICISM

2020

The Times are trying to change yet still staying the same in the minds of many!

I have always believed the way of the world should be experienced through self awareness, higher levels of consciousness and seeking to gain more knowledge through learning, understanding, open mind and heart. A person should be able to express themselves artistically and honestly never straying away from finding more about who they are as well as the hearts and true souls of those in their lives. By doing this is a diverse and dynamic path to seeking the truths of this world.

Mystical Madam of Mayham

The Complications of a Mystic is always Maddening:

Mystical Madness of the Mystical Madam of Mayhem

What The irritation with in my soul looks like

I may be a bit crazy but I allowed People to drive me there! Should I check in or should I check the fuck out

Melanie Renae

I don’t know what is worse, losing time or money?

I really Need to hold myself accountable for allowing this to keep happening, but I must Bitch and moan about it first. I am an Air sign, and need to communicate this shit out!

Somedays I sit back and wonder, what the fuck is wrong with people, then I have to double check myself and tell myself that not everyone thinks as I do or share the same Views and morals as I do. Also a triple dose of THE WORLD DOES NOT REVOLVE AROUND ME and PEOPLE HAVE FREE WILL, even if they choose to be mundane and low level retarded. Okay let me step a little higher on my soap box and make sure I get the angle down my nose right as I say this.:

I don’t Know what pisses me off more, people who say they want to learn something or get a deeper understanding of a topic or things but then never take the time to actually learn or they waste my time, especially when I am ready to gets down to the actual core of the topic, or shit even doing something, they want to surround the topics of discussion, time, oh my precious fucking time and energy that I assumed like a dumb ass would be based on a geared topic or an action of doing something (generally work or Project related) on some bullshit that has nothing to do with anything that is any real importance, (to me or the reason why I sacrificed what little time I need in a 24 hour period on or with the person or is an on going discussion of some shit that has already been talked about or it drags on and on to when I am past irritated the time has been wasted and I have to move on to the next phase of something or they have to, and that time GONE! Here I am like a fucking idiot with my dick in my hand and something that could of should of and would of been completed or worked on or even up the level of intelligence and knowledge has been wasted away like a fucking fart in the wind , and here is my dumb ass is sitting in from of a damn fan that is blowing it right back into my face and I get to keep smelling the failure or the time that rotten away and is decaying around me! When did I become so passive, or to damn nice. I want to Blame my Cancer Rising for being such a passive cunt! Sometimes, FUCK not sometimes, but all the time, I wonder, is i me or is it that I am not being Bitchy enough. Sometimes when I do try to put my foot down and be like Hey, we got something to fucking do lets do it , its like the words that cam out of my mouth said hey lets keep on this topic or other linking topics of diarrhea bullshit that not only wasting my time but eating way at my existence!

I really need to get back to being more of an assertive bitch them a sarcastic asshole. I think my higher self and soul would appreciate that more, and I would not have to waste time waiting on others, and expecting them to understand or even operate in the mode I am expecting them to. BUT FUCKING A if get together with someone, and its taking time out of my life and they already know I am a fucking busy ass person who keeps a lot in the fire, who can fit everything I need into one day or even a fucking week, and we collaborate (online, phone, video chat, in person) to do something you agreed to do, or stated you wanted to do, LETS FUCKING DO IT!!! I am only bitching and making a big deal about this to remind myself ONE: I am first to blame for allowing it to always happen TWO to be more on the initiative and stop allowing others to waste my time, energy and THREE stop expecting so much from people to operate in a same awareness or mindset and to honor the time , even those who know damn well that they waste my fucking time! I don’t mind a little chit chat from time and yes it cool to duiscuss the little mundane Bullshit that goes on in our lives but DAMN I should set a pre 10 minuet timer for that level of conversation so then we can move on the the Good shit, the important shit, the shit that is either work, money educational or important!

This shit has been happening for way to long and I have allowed to happen for way to long. I already know that I have to be the productive of change and to do things to make changes so then I am not driving myself more fucking insane! Mt boyfriend keeps telling me I need to be more of asshole and be more verbal. I am more pissed at myself then I am at the countless people that waste my fucking time, Time I want to be using for work purposes or projects that al l link back to being work related or something that amplifies my business even theirs) I am not ALL ABOUT ME ME ME MY LIFE MY THIS MY THAT kind of person. I am an Aquarius, (who seems to be glutton for punishment when comes to people) what benefits me should befit you as well! I always think of the collective as I think about myself. I have always been a group project orientated person, the more the merrier……

OR

North and South Node

But Now I am thinking Maybe not, maybe my north node in Leo is like Bitch man up and ride solo and think about yourself and be more about self. Which is so painfully hard as An Aquarius with an opposition for a North node

I love being able to collaborate with others, and have a diversity in everything to show more levels of Perceptions and understanding. To spice up gaining and learning and growing in intellect and knowledge for not only myself but for others as well . I am someone who knows a lot of shit and always open to learn more. Nothing pisses my fucking soul off then someone who things they know it all or have all the answers for everything, especially when its all based around them and their individual level of egotistical perception, I LOVE IT when someone says, I DON’T KNOW, then I am like , well lets find out and learn together! A LOT TIMES I do know something or the answer to the seeking question but I like to leave it open to further learning and understanding, so it doesn’t get molded with my only level of knowing or perceived knowledge. I think I can now full circle back around to, why is so Maddening being a fucking mystic! When your Mystically driven and operate in that mode of a lifestyle, sometimes people around don’t know that or understand that, I need to be more vocal and let the people around me understand that my time and energy is super valuable and if they agree to do something with me, for me or want to learn or gain something from me they need to stop wasting not only my time but theirs as well and I need to put away the passive cunt and pull out the super cunt! I am literately turning myself into the Mad Hatter of Hatting Humans, and at the end of the day I can only blame the one who keeps allowing it happen! And for those who don’t waste my time.. I need more peeps like you in my life and I thank you and Honor you!

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The Eternity of Truth

The Eternity of Truth

Throughout the eons of history, truth has followed a wayward path. From unknown
depths it surfaces to find an abode in our most brilliant minds.
From these few it spreads its embrace for a time, then inevitably
finds the resistance that begs its departure. The seers of the
ages have long understood this flow. Thus they watch and know
when to act, to remove their thoughts and words to silence. Buried
and quiescent they stay, a dormant witness, until opportunity
opens, another era is born, and humanity awakens – eager once
more for the counsels of the spirit.

In 1945 Maitreya announced His decision to re-enter our daily lives.
In 1945 the Nag-Hammadi library was found in Egypt. In 1947 the
Dead Sea Scrolls came to light. Its survival was a true surprise
for archeologists because the Jordan Valley had always been considered
too humid to preserve documents of such delicate nature for very
long. The scroll writers understood the ways of the world. That
is why they wrote in allegory and allusion. They had a way of
speech, an expression they used, when introducing a “hidden truth.”
They would say: “For the man of understanding …” warning the
reader of secret meaning below the surface.


It is so with all that is written. One can approach it on many levels. One can see what is not there. One can be blind to the
purely obvious. For the past 50 years the scrolls have been surrounded
by controversy and conflict. There were books to be published,
money to be made, and fame achieved. There was delay and exclusivity
and volumes written defending everything save truth. Sadly, their
pages have become the arguments of scholars, while their translations
gather dust on library shelves, ignored by a world that does not
know, that has been misled – not by duplicity – but by sheer blindness.

If the scrolls are a record of Christ’s time, then the fear denying
that possibility is depriving the world of a rightful heritage.
If a document such as the Hymn Scroll was written by Jesus/Maitreya
then we are missing a priceless record that could inspire many
lives. Until recent history the Gospels have been our only readily
available accounts of Jesus’ life. They are largely repetitious
and sadly incomplete. One longs for so much more. The writers
of the scrolls were alive with fervour for their vital mission
and shining with love for their Teacher from God. They recorded
their times in a uniquely poetic voice and left for us a priceless
store. Truths that are buried so long should not be lost in controversy
and denial. They are given to us all, the precious heritage from
another age – a heritage forged by our Elder Brother, Maitreya,
who guided our path through the wilderness of biblical times,
and returns again – today – to lead us onto an even more brilliant
path into tomorrow.

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Single Parenthood

Dedicated to my father Michael Watkins

The controversy over single parenthood should not be looked at in only two categories of black or white. Even though the family demographics have changed dramatically, society view on single parenthood has not evolved to support the new definition of family. The different justifications for single parenthood can easily range from person to person. I believe that each individual parent has a story that is important and significant enough to battle against society’s judgmental eyes and venomous views. My own personal experience as a single mother helped strengthen who I am today and reevaluate my personal views on life.

 I was blindsided with becoming part of a statistic, I thought was shameful and unappealing for a teenage girl. Experiencing single parenthood as a naïve, inexperienced teen started the change in my morality and opinions on marriage and family. I always look back to when I was being raised by a single father, and cannot believe I allowed myself to feel insignificant as a mother because of society’s norms and what they thought “a family” should look like. As an adolescent I never had the pleasure of both my parents simultaneously raising me. I had thought that was the key ingredient for a normal family and happy children. I believe that is why I had such strong feelings and resentment towards experiencing parenthood alone. 

I read a fascinating article from Newsweek magazine that had different views about marriage and children being born out of wedlock.  Debra Rosenberg and Pat Wingert essay “Marriage used to be the first step into adulthood. Now it’s the last”. (56) This is an appropriate statement illustrating the significance of marriage. A sociologist by the name of Andrew Cherlin made this gripping announcement in “First Comes Junior In a Baby Carriage”. The editorial not only touched base on marriage, but it also expressed how some women are choosing children over spouses. Some women are comfortable with eliminating the need for husbands to achieve that motherly status. Marriage is no longer needed as starting point in creating a family. A sociologist by the name of Pamela Smock had the most intense statement in the piece of writing. Smock only upped the ante to Cherlins quote in reference to marriage Smoch claimed,

Marriage may be on the decline precisely because it has become so idealized. People expect more from marriages than they did a century ago, when it was mainly a practical arrangement to provide financial stability for women and a place to raise children. Now it’s not only love and romance but also self fulfillment and personal growth. (56)

 I feel it can be powerful for a woman to establish self-worth and fulfillment in society without the necessity of a man. I think women have the capability to assimilate effortlessly into single parenthood whether it is an option or an obligation.

I have the deepest respect for a single father who embraces his identity in society as a single parent, and take on a role sometimes viewed as a feminine requirement. I find this to be a refreshing method of parenting in a man. I like to think that being raised by my father allowed me to have a male perspective on life. I do not always view the world in just a womanly manner. In her essay “Bringing Democracy Home.” Shere Hite wrote, “Men could change the style of families by taking more part domestically” (482).  But I can also understand why some women would feel a type of resentment that single fathers are overly praised and placed on a higher grade of parenthood, due to the fact of the rarity and reduced numbers of single fathers.  I feel that people should acknowledge the trials and tribulations that come with heading a household alone. Whether it is a male or a female, a high level of respect and consideration is required. Even though single parenthood has always been viewed as a woman’s obligation, I feel the sexist view of this responsibility should finally be assassinated.  More men need to step up to this vital role and allow us women to sit at the same table of equality when it comes to embracing and rejecting parental choices and responsibilities.

My relationship status changed before the birth of my second child. There was no big sigh of relief or weight lifted off my chest. I still have all the same responsibilities and concerns when it comes to supporting my family single-handedly, as I did when I was single.  In her essay “The Ballad of the Working Mother” a writer name Lynn Olcott had wrote in her essay summed up what I have felt for years, “For almost three decades I have been a working mother, managing to support my family in a society that routinely underpays women, undervalues child care and ties family health-care access to employment level. There are millions like me. Yet we are practically invisible” (22).  She was able to capture the rawness and poetic pains of struggling women battling for improvement. The financial responsibility in a family is not always a man’s burden. Whether it is a single mother or a married woman, there is still that weight of providing economic security when it comes to raising children.

As I grew older and more comfortable with myself as a solo parent, I started to recognize that even in two parent homes, it seemed that the mother was still left with all the same tasks as a single parent. I came to the conclusion that marriage was over rated and not always necessary to feel the balance of having a family. Even though my significant other and I are not legally married, we both agree that the pressure for marriage is something we will not submit to solely on what society sees as completing our family. In his essay titled “The Problem with Marriage” Steven L. Nock describes my feelings towards marriage. He wrote “In fact, growing numbers of Americans appear to believe that unmarried cohabitation offers something that marriage does not.” (464)  I have always felt that one of the major reasons for divorce is that people tend to want to marry who they are in love with at the moment. And the symbolism of marriage is no longer respected and honored. I disagree with Nock when he put in his essay, “cohabiting couples are less happy, and less satisfied with their relationships than married couples” (465). I feel this could be truer for the female in the relationship, but not particularly for a couple. I think that if a couple felt that way, the decision for getting married should be discussed and evaluated. 

It is very difficult for me to express strong feelings opposing or agreeing with single parenthood. I no longer believe it takes a man and a woman to raise children, or for a family to be titled as a whole family. In the same breath it is something I would like to see less of, mainly because I know the personal struggle and hardship that comes with it. The financial part of being a solo parent can add extra strain and stress on a person.  After reading an arguable editorial by CNN on a study about single parents, I couldn’t help but to be disgusted. In the title of this article it first led me to believe that the biggest blame to the waste of tax payer’s money lay at the broken feet of single parents. The article titled, Study: Single parents cost taxpayers $112 billion, claimed the research was new and wanted to promote higher people in office to invest money into marriage strengthening programs. A University professor of economics Tim Smeeding declared “I have nothing against marriage–relationship-building is great. But alone it’s not going to do the job. A full employment economy would probably be the best thing–decent, stable jobs” (2). I strongly agree with Smeedy. I feel that instead of trying to focus on the increase in single parenthood and ways to work against it, we need to center the attention towards education making it more accessible for them to find appropriate employment and wage worthy jobs to support their family without the extra needed assistance from the state and or taxpayers.

I would like to believe that one day our society will keep evolving and learn to think a little more out the box when it involves people’s personal lives. And also have more innovated definitions when it comes to the norms of living life. I would find comfort in knowing people no longer look at single parenthood as a deviant act. Being a single parent doesn’t not mean a person is no longer a productive member of society.  I do not believe that all children in single parent homes suffer or will grow up defected.  In her essay “Making Single motherhood Normal” Iris Marion Young wrote something that I will never forget, and rings a bell so loud that it should be heard by everyone, “It is certainly plausible that parenting is easier and more effective if two or more adults discuss the children’s needs and provide different kinds of interaction for them.  It does not follow, however that the second adult must be a live-in husband” (499). I wish I would of had this food for thought long before becoming a mother. 

Being a single parent should not be looked at as a deviant act or form of helplessness. The motivation and intimacy that could fuel a single parent could possibly prosper into something great if that person has the desire and integrity to want it. The most essential thing I would like people to understand most about single parenthood is that it is not always a choice or desired lifestyle. I do not believe that people should only spotlight on the eliminating the high numbers of single parents, I feel the main focus should be on education and teaching parents to strive for a career versus a job, strengthen family values in their children and prospering.

Works Cited

CNN. “Study: Single Parents cost taxpayer 112 billion”. CNN.COM 15 April. 2008: 2. Print.

Hite, Shere. “Bringing Democracy Home.” Conversations: Readinsg for Writing. Ed. Jack                        Selzer and Dominic Delli Carpini. New York: Pearson Longman, 2009. 477-484. Print.

Nock, Steven L. “The problem with Marriage.” Conversations: Readings for Writing. Ed. Jack      Selzer and Dominic Delli Carpini. New York: Pearson Longman, 2009. 454-474. Print.

Olcott, Lynn. “The Ballad of the Working Mother.” Newsweek 30 October 2006: 22. Print

Rosenberg, Debra and Pat Wingert. “First Comes Junior In a Baby Carriage.” Newsweek 4            December 2006: 56. Print

Young, Iris Marion. “Making Single Motherhood Normal.” Conversations: Reading for Writing.   Ed. Jack Selzer and Dominic Delli Carpini. New York: Pearson Longman, 2009. 495-         507. Print.