On the physical plane, all of us interpret information that flows through our five senses. Taste, touch, sight, sound, smell. This information is tangible. It can be verified by another to paint a very logical picture of what is “real.”
By definition, a divine channel interprets information that flows through our higher senses of intuitive knowing, seeing, hearing, and feeling.
All of the insights and understandings that we receive this way, are intangible truths. They can not be validated by another unless they also utilize their own intuitive skills and talents of interpretation.
It’s an internal “experience” that paints a picture of perceptual truth! But because this picture is not bound to physical law and logic, it can be a unique experience for each soul.
I ponder upon this distinction today because there are countless souls who passionately desire the physical, tangible, and validating experience to uplift their souls and recharge their spirit. I honor and celebrate their passion and exuberance! They bring so much light to the world.
I find myself craving a different path to enlightenment! As a divine channel (that must trust her higher senses), I covet a bit more silence, stillness, and solitude than other souls might — and I often feel a bit selfish or guilty about that.
Just now I am noticing that this belief, too, is part of old societal programming. We were told aloneness (enjoying our solitude) is anti-social and disrespectful to others. We were told, at least I was, that to look into someone’s eyes is the greatest form of care, appreciation, and respect.
I agree, in that it is one beautiful and caring form of respect. My soul has always made great efforts to look into the eyes of each soul I greet. But, my love also flows eternally to each soul I think of throughout my day, whether our physical eyes are locking or not.
And if we took this concept a bit further…
On a divine plane of experiential being, my love also flows eternally to each soul that my unconscious self honors, admires, and appreciates. I am authentically participating in Life on countless planes of existence, whether I realize it or not.
By creating space for me to go within, to focus upon my own sacred thought, breath, and awareness, I am not removed from the “experience” of connecting, honoring, and celebrating. I am simply doing it in my own way.
The more I am able to clearly focus upon the higher planes of perceptual truth, without physical distraction, the more I am able to resonate with those higher frequencies (so that I can bring them into our physical experience).
It’s important for me to sink deep into the intuitive plane of sensory perception so that I can be fully receptive of all that is being offered and shared. Imagine how difficult it is to hear a radio broadcast if you’re tuning in to more than one clear signal simultaneously.
Silence, stillness, and solitude is vital for any divine channel to receive clear messages, insights, and visions at deeper levels.
The physical plane doesn’t distract me from seeing beyond the veil. I can sink into LIFE in all it’s colorful variety, and still bring through clear messages and insights from other planes of perceptual truth — but there are times I must go DEEP to connect with new heights of consciousness.
In these moments, silence, stillness, and solitude guide the way.
It takes a focused moment to intimately EXPERIENCE that which is being conveyed.
YES! You heard me correctly.
In the physical, we learn new information from stories re-told, books, maps, and doctrine. We witness truth as something we adopt, or not.
Upon the higher planes, we intimately become part of all that is being shared. We feel the truth flowing through us. We sense ourSelves as the players, participants, and real-time witnesses to any moment of expansive BEing.
A single moment of higher insight, can bring through lifetimes of experiential understanding (if we are clear and receptive enough).
It’s all ours to explore.
That’s phenomenal!
That’s what I do when I’m not sharing physical time with another.
Not a single moment is without “experience”.
Even in the silence, stillness, and solitude, I travel deep into the mysteries of our own eternal truth.
Perhaps I’ve denied this part of me just a bit. Perhaps I’ve tried to fit her into too many boxes of expectation upon the physical plane.
The truth is…
When I withdraw from the physical, I dance in the infinite.
You might not see me for a moment or two, as you’d like or expect. But know, that when I return, I bring great new worlds of wonder with me.
I am the Gatekeeper of TIME between time.
I am the Guardian of ancient TRUTH and wisdom.
I am the Keeper of BALANCE and integrity.
I AM A DIVINE CHANNEL
And so it is.
© Alania Starhawk 2018
