Evolution Requires Right Focus
It is our limiting patterns or inner darkness that stops us from embodying and living our greatest potential. Therefore, while it is important to keep our compass set towards our higher, greater, or future self; if we want to achieve Self-Mastery and gain access to the consciousness and resources of our higher nature, we must give attention to all of our weaker, darker, more limited patterns, behaviours, and habits – physically, emotionally, and mentally. They require our conscious focus and loving energy – nothing heals or transforms when it is rejected and neglected.
If we do the work of clearing our limitations, whenever we then focus upwards-within, reaching out to our Higher Self; its energies, qualities, and vaster consciousness flows into us with ease. Whereas, if we try to reach the Higher Self without doing this deep inner work, we will:
- Not have the inner space to even receive from our Higher Self.
- Not have a solid foundation for such lofty consciousness to rest upon, therefore, we will never be able to maintain it.
- Not, in fact, even reach the vibrational level of this greater self, as an un-transformed Personality vibrates at such low levels compares to the Human Soul, that the gap in vibration would be too great to reach across – therefore, the way is barred until this work is done.
Skilful Means in Seeing our Darkness
These low-vibrational dark patterns within us, are shadowy in nature, and therefore, they are frequently most difficult for us to see. We get hints, in the form of seeing the limiting patterns or low-vibrational behaviours in others, but these are often not perfect or exact reflections and require much deep contemplation to be truly useful.
Therefore, the most sensible and skilful thing we can do, if we truly want to gain traction on what we most need to master, and if we genuinely want to access, embody, and utilise our own greatness, is to actively and regularly seek feedback on the weaknesses and limitations that are holding us back. We can ask any person in our life or world, but we should especially and particularly seek the perspective of those who have definite and demonstrated skills in seeing the details, the nuances, and the usually hidden patterns and connections within all things – if we are fortunate enough to know such a person.
But know, this is very uncomfortable work, as it is instinctual human nature to hide our limitations and darkness – those things which make us appear weak and vulnerable to be preyed upon – rather than drawing attention to these weaknesses by asking someone to focus on, and literally talk to us about them! Nevertheless, inviting clear direct observation of what we most try to hide and never want seen, what we even resist seeing and acknowledging within ourselves, is one of the most powerful practices for Self-Mastery and Liberation!
Disciples and The Edge
Focusing our attention on our limitations and inner darkness, without becoming fixated upon ourselves and these patterns, is an essential part of Self-Work, leading eventually to Self-Mastery and Enlightenment, and this is also true with the service work of the dedicated disciple. All work aligned with Love-Wisdom, and therefore, with evolution, is about the transmutation and elevation of Darkened Matter back to Luminous Spirit. As disciples are ever focused on liberating all life from suffering, transforming vices to virtues, lifting the lower to the higher, and “bringing Love unto the Love-less,” they forever dwell in the luminous and powerful tumult of alchemical change.
The consciousness of the true disciple on the path is ever within the forces of the transmutative edge, where Darkness Becomes Light – within and without!
Therefore, let us always keep our focus Right and True and our Hearts ablaze in the great place of power within which we dwell.
To Living IN the Edge
Azure Seer