The Book

Home

Ask a question

Read Questions and Messages

Question date: 02/07/2011re: UFO's and having "unreal" encounters
It is important to start with the understanding that everything emerges from consciousness. It is literally like living in a dream. Our mind processes information in a way that makes sense to us. In other words, we can never think or experience something in a way that wasn't linked to what we could understand. The way our mind works is by finding similarities between experiences and making sense of them that way. For instance, if we have a feeling in our body, our mind instantly recalls every other time we have had that feeling and what was happening at that time and a whole list of other associations with that feeling, and through that we make some kind of sense for ourselves about why we are having that feeling. A particular quality of human experience is called "being grounded in reality". What this means is that most of our associations are based on experiences in physical reality and that our mind processes experiences on the basis of what we have experienced in physical reality. Everyone has the experience, from time to time, of not being grounded in physical reality. When we are not grounded, our mind interprets physical experiences in the realm of imagination and fantasy. People who have had traumatic emotional experiences as children, particularly, but even as adults, struggle to process these events in a grounded way. These traumatic emotional experiences tend to cause a disconnection with the body and grounding and begin to take on fantastical meanings that are outside of the realm of what might be called the "normal" physical universe. Our minds are triggered by events to recall traumatic experiences or feelings in the body and if we have had no way to process those in a grounded way, then our mind resorts to imagination and fantasy to make sense of those feelings and experiences. Once that pattern is set it becomes the default pattern for understanding those events. There is nothing more or less real about these understandings or experiences. They simply exist outside the realm of the human grounded reality. That reality is no more real than any other reality, it is simply a common agreement, a way of communicating with other humans. Much great thinking and great art comes from the realm of imagination and fantasy, not from grounded human reality. Whatever one's experiences may be, it is important to remember that they are all illusory and secondary to the truth of yourself, which is, of course, that you are an expression and an inseparable aspect of God. As that expression, there are an infinite variety of experiences and thoughts available to you. To give those experiences and thoughts more power than the truth about you will always keep you distracted and struggling to make sense of your life.

 

   Click a question to see the answer.

Question date: 11/03/2013Is veganism or any diet a spiritual issue?

 
Question date: 04/13/2013Money discussion

 
Question date: 08/15/2012message for a cancer diagnosis

 
Question date: 12/08/2011 Am I on the right path? I love to fully immerse myself in my spiritual life. As a way of expressing it to others, I am absorbed in writing and publicly reading poems about that life. There is very little I care about doing except to meditate or be quiet with myself, write poems and sometimes letters, and talk at length with friends about these things. But there are also many types of work and entertainment which I used to do, but am not interested in any longer. These are mostly engaging with family on various projects that range from maintaining property to watching movies to caring for my somewhat disabled brother. Maybe I was only pretending to be interested in such matters, or perhaps the scope of my attention has narrowed a great deal. At any rate, I feel guilty that I have lost interest in activities that are still a focus for people I love and who love me. I want to move forward to a life of meditation and poetry and talk, but feel I need to better express my directio n to my loved ones, so that they might better understand and help me achieve my wishes and needs, while I can still help them achieve theirs. Am I on the right path?

 
Question date: 12/08/2011What is the role of surrendering in the body in terms of surrendering to God?

 
Question date: 09/06/2011Explain cause and effect.

 
Question date: 08/11/2011Question from Sabrina: I have been told that I have come to the end of a long life cycle and have passed the test so to speak. It is now time to move forward and be the person that I was alwasy ment to be and get on with my real lifes purpose. So my question would be where to begin and is there something that I am to do or am I to wait and see what the universe brings to me?

 
Question date: 07/15/2011J.T. Speech impediment

 
Question date: 06/20/2011How effective a technique is the "Ask & Receive" process for changing beliefs?

 
Question date: 05/13/2011What about people who communicate with the dead?

 
Question date: 05/02/2011Re: Ramtha's prediction for the Tsunami in May, 2011

 
Question date: 04/21/2011M. W. Question: Where to look for employment?

 
Question date: 04/18/2011How will our system - political, economic, religious - ever be able to come together and function in a better way?

 
Question date: 04/04/2011C. A. Question: In what way can I create more sustainable income?

 
Question date: 03/30/2011What effect does 'Mercury in retrograde' have on us?

 
Question date: 02/25/2011What was the significance of Judy's mentor, Henry, and what happened after he died?

 
Question date: 02/22/2011What's the best way to lose weight?

 
Question date: 02/12/2011Is there anything else we need to know about trauma?

 
Question date: 02/07/2011re: UFO's and having "unreal" encounters

 
Question date: 01/19/2011Why does Ernest Holmes talk about immutable physical laws and why don't these laws seem to apply to human health?

 
Question date: 01/19/2011What is the value of the "I want to live"/"I want to die" polarity exercise?

 
Question date: 11/24/2010D. S.'s question: Is it helpful for me to identify myself as a spiritual person?

 
Question date: 11/11/2010What is the role and/or importance of age in intimate relationships?

 
Question date: 10/26/2010Is it effective to use bioenergetic exercises to get to that place of surrender?

 
Question date: 10/13/2010What is the truth about vitamins?

 
Question date: 10/13/2010What's the difference between 'Abraham' and 'Ariel'?

 
Question date: 10/08/2010Can releasing rage re-traumatize?

 
Question date: 09/13/2010Re: the new idea of not referring to this process as Ariel

 
Question date: 09/13/2010RE: Michael Beckwith's social justice vision and it's relevance to our lives.

 
Question date: 09/09/2010More distinction of difference between Michael speaking from deeper awareness and his 'normal' awareness.

 
Question date: 08/31/2010Is it important to know about 'past lives'?

 
Question date: 08/16/2010Is there a need for an initiation to accomplish access to intuition or deeper awareness?

 
Question date: 08/15/2010Do people make decisions about sickness and death before they come into this body?

 
Question date: 07/26/2010What will happen in 2012?

 
Question date: 07/25/2010How can seniors (or anyone) find their purpose?

 
Question date: 06/17/2010Talk about living a prayerful life.

 
Question date: 06/02/2010Explain the difference between Troward's conception of subjective mind and the psychological conceptions of conscious and unconscious and subconscious.

 
Question date: 05/05/2010What is the best approach for treating the oil spill? What to do or understand about it?

 
Question date: 05/04/2010What is happening when the Amega wand is used for healing?

 
Question date: 04/30/2010K.F.'s Question: How do we determine what we are meant to "do" in our life, in the realm of work and money? I feel like an abundantly creative, deep, thoughtful spirit, and find it hard to translate this into meaningful work and money.

 
Question date: 04/27/2010Explain intuition.

 
Question date: 04/06/2010How does talking about the world as being 'polluted' relate to knowing the truth?

 
Question date: 03/30/2010Do spiritual teachers transition from earth plane when their work is done?

 
Question date: 03/12/2010Explain the difference between feeling the feelings in the present moment and Abraham's 'getting into the 'vortex' by way of positive thinking?

 
Question date: 03/09/2010D. I.'s Question: What can I do to always a good night's sleep?

 
Question date: 02/09/2010Re: Abraham's message concerning therapy vs getting in the vortex

 
Question date: 01/01/2010Is there a reason behind why some women experience postpartum depression?

 
Question date: 12/26/2009What is the message in physical symptoms?

 
Question date: 12/15/2009What makes EFT process effective if it truly is effective in changing beliefs?

 
Question date: 12/10/2009What about images or memories that arise that pertain to the past?

 
Question date: 11/18/2009Question from SS: How do I go about connecting with spirit?

 
Question date: 11/09/2009Explain the relevance of Bashar's 15 minute process of belief changing.

 
Question date: 11/09/2009How would you go about helping someone get in touch with their feelings?

 
Question date: 11/09/2009What is the Ariel perspective on the differences between Richard Moss's approach vs. the Abraham approach?

 
Question date: 11/03/2009How can we help people to discover their limiting beliefs and clear them?

 
Question date: 10/06/2009What is the 'reality' of the sexual abuse scenario?

 
Question date: 10/05/2009Meditation for connecting.

 
Question date: 10/01/2009K.F.'s question: What do you do when the weight of the past feels like it creeps up in your life a lot, feeling hard and like a burden that you can't shake?

 
Question date: 09/29/2009A guided meditation for connecting while driving the car

 
Question date: 09/29/2009Step by step approach to manifesting everything that we want

 
Question date: 09/29/2009Is it true that we influence the structure of water by the thoughts Is it true that our thoughts influence the structure of water as explained in the movie "Water" or Japanese researcher Emoto's work?

 
Question date: 09/28/2009What is the value of Hew Len's 'cleaning' on inanimate objects and 'cleaning' in general as a reason for being in physical form?

 
Question date: 09/22/2009What is the purpose of the human manifestation?

 
Question date: 09/14/2009What is the value of asking help from God, Jesus, a guru, angel, etc. in surrendering?

 
Question date: 09/05/2009How traumatic is circumcision for the baby?

 
Question date: 09/05/2009How traumatic is circumcision for the baby?

 
Question date: 08/10/2009What to do when someone asks for something and you don't feel like saying yes?

 
Question date: 08/04/2009What is the best way to 'clean' on our food as it is referred to in Hew Len's book, "Zero Limits"?

 
Question date: 07/21/2009What is the best technique to address alignment with prosperity?

 
Question date: 07/17/2009J. F's question regarding relationship.

 
Question date: 07/17/2009What is the best way to align with vibrational escrow?

 
Question date: 07/13/2009What about exercise? Quantity, quality, necessity?

 
Question date: 07/10/2009How effective is Psych K for changing beliefs?

 
Question date: 07/10/2009What is the advantage of a raw food diet?

 
Question date: 06/25/2009What is the best way for us to connect with god as a daily practice?

 
Question date: 06/23/2009Why do the great teachings leave out the emotional work?

 
Question date: 06/23/2009What is the importance of freeing up the body to energy flow?

 
Question date: 06/23/2009 What is the function of dreams?

 
Question date: 06/15/2009Alcohol usage

 
Question date: 06/15/2009Ariel energy / God consciousness:

 
Question date: 06/11/2009Re: creation of the physical world.

 
Question date: 05/31/2009Inner Child

 
Question date: 05/31/2009Dowsing

 
Question date: 05/31/20096th chakra - third eye

 
Question date: 05/31/2009Grounding explanation

 
Question date: 05/28/2009Explain entities.

 
Question date: 05/28/2009Is there any special procedure in connecting to non-physical?

 
Question date: 05/27/2009Inner Guidance

 
Question date: 05/26/2009How much can be accomplished by changing beliefs without working on the response to the original trauma?

 
Question date: 05/18/2009Explanation of 'connecting with god', connecting with Ariel, and connecting with truth.

 
Question date: 05/17/2009M's weight issue

 
Question date: 05/15/2009Explain how the universe can be timeless and yet we are told that we apparently choose our lives.

 
Question date: 05/15/2009What is the best way to work with clearing shame?

 
Question date: 05/13/2009Does coffee carry an energy of anger?

 
Question date: 05/12/2009 What, if anything, is the difference between being 'present' and 'being in the presence of God'

 
Question date: 04/18/2009Is Ariel part of me or separate?

 
Question date: 04/17/2009Healing

 
Question date: 04/14/2009Insight into weight issues

 
Question date: 04/14/2009Weight loss