The Leap

Not too long ago I was talking with a friend of mine and he began telling me about some of his experiences while crossed over. I asked him what he meant by "crossed over" and he explained that it's the term he uses when he's not living under the influence of duality.

The statement he made triggered me into questioning what this path I've been pursuing with passion for the past twenty years was leading to. Was my obsession with self-discovery no more than an attempt to "cross over" and if so what does cross over mean to me? My friend called it crossing over. Others chose to call it "moving from the third dimension to the fourth/fifth dimension" and others call it "a change in consciousness." How we identify this experience is a personal choice, but without doubt, "the times they are a-changing."

I believe there are a few million of us in a population of billions who have the opportunity to become "in the world, but not of it." The way we are identifying and making sense of this "crossing over" experience is as varied as the number of participants in this event. Being a counselor and behaviorist has led me to think through this process of having the opportunity to live in two worlds.

I believe for the past millennia this hasn't been the case. We've had the opportunity to live in just one world and that one being duality. The only way you could "cross over" while still living before now was to go to an isolated area such as a monastery where the influence of duality could be controlled. These locations were where the masters made the transition. Today this is not the case. We have reached a point where the dimensions are so close that it's possible to live in two worlds anywhere on the planet. In other words, there are a few of us who have become conscious enough to have a choice of what world we want to live in. Most people are still vibrating at a low enough rate that the choice is not yet available to them, although I believe, in time, this opportunity will be open to all. After saying that, I also understand that the opportunity is available to any of those wishing to make the leap, although most people still spend their time just trying to survive the life of duality, rather than experience it.

This brings me to the point of this text. I've been spending much time crossed over the past two years, and I've made it a mission of mine to learn all I can about the do's and don'ts of duality versus the other side (fourth and fifth dimensions). The following are a few things I've learned if you should chose to stay in this new energy.

We must first create a reference point. To do this we must stay on the other side long enough for us to get familiar with it. We then will recognize when we're not there. Remember, life is no more than having an experience from a particular point of view. Up until now, we've been given only one point of view.

In the beginning, the crossing over from one dimension to the other is so subtle that we might not recognize where we are, until we get caught up in some life drama that creates so much discomfort that we become conscious of our loss of bliss. The more time we spend in this new dimension, the more familiar we become, and then we can attach ourselves to it. Basically that's all that happens to us with our relationship to duality. We've attached ourselves to it, so it becomes our reality. As we spend time on the other side, we can then attach ourselves to this other reality, which is called fourth and fifth dimension. So how do we stay in this new energy long enough to create a reference point?

Balance appears to be a piece of the puzzle. I've learned that this new energy exists on balance. This includes the balancing of my thinking, my body, and my feelings.

How do we balance our thinking? Judgment is the culprit here. We cannot be in judgment and hope to stay crossed over. Judgment by its nature creates preference through right and wrong. Right/wrong/good/bad do not exist on the other side.

The more my body is balanced, the more support I experience while on the other side. This starts with my pH. I try to keep my pH between 6.5 and 7, a simple feat if I drink a little lemon or lime and water. Of course, diets have a lot to do with physical balance. I'm not going any further with this point at this time, but we must learn to listen to our bodies when they inform us that an imbalance has occurred in our temple. Keeping our body balanced will make our stay on the other side more pleasurable.

Another problem area we have is our emotions. Although I learned that most of my emotional problems are a result of my judgment, I want to say that the removal of fear from our lives is a must for living in this new energy. We now understand that we only have two emotions, and those are love and fear. We get confused sometimes with emotions and feelings. Feelings are a combination of a thought and an emotion. The only way I know to remove fear is to face it (and that requires faith-not necessarily faith in God, but faith that you are going to survive the experience). Once we start facing our fears and survive the experience, we soon learn that we've been under the influence of an illusion.

So we now have a starting point to begin living in this new environment we've created for ourselves. Heaven has different parameters and guidelines for a successful stay. These rules are different from the ones that have been taught us, and are looked on by others as a bit odd and idealistic. Those of us in the process of crossing over must never forget that we are forerunners for the entire planet to follow. Louis and Clark faced many hardships and new experiences on their exploration of this continent. Everyone who followed learned a little bit more about this new environment, making it easier for those who followed. Now, so many have made the journey to America, it's no longer valued as exploration, but seen as more of a mundane experience.

I have no doubt that "crossing over" will soon be no more than an accepted truth for all to experience.

Have a great day and know you are loved.

Pat Peterson, counselor, spiritual teacher, energy worker, writer
www.houseofone.com

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