| Messages from The Council of
12
Transmitted through Selacia * July 2006
www.Selacia.com
The End Times:Making Sense of Predictions
It’s common these days to hear talk about the “end times” and
warnings about the fate of an overpopulated and out-of-balance planet.
The momentum of this focus has snowballed since 2000, and with the fabled “2012” looming
in the not-too-distant future, concerned people of all philosophical
stripes will have plenty to ponder.
How do you make sense of the gloom and doom predictions and avoid being
taken over by fear? Who do you believe? If what you hear is true, what
can you do? If things are really as hopeless as some make it sound, what’s
the purpose of sustaining personal effort to change one’s personal
and external world? If you’ve asked yourself any of these questions
recently, consider the following.
First, know that predictions and prophecies have been a part of the
human landscape for thousands of years. Prophecy, a kind of advance Divine
knowing of a future event, has been offered by oracles and seers of many
cultures including the Mayans, North American Indians, Hebrews, Tibetans,
and Christians. Some of the prophecies about the “end times” being
repeated today were first made a very long time ago. You will find a
number of them in sacred religious texts. Others have been passed down
through the generations in oral form.
Because of the fluid nature of the future, a prophecy or prediction
can only provide a potential future outcome. If it’s true, it can
only be a relative truth, based on what is happening during the moment
in time it is received. The future that’s predicted, therefore,
can radically change by the time it arrives. Another thing to keep in
mind is that if the prediction indeed is coming from a high level spiritual
guidance source, it will not be fear-based or create negativity of any
kind. Instead, the prediction will be something that focuses on positive
change, helping others, and creating love. Consider the source of any
prediction. This includes ancient prophecies. You will want to know whether
the person referencing the prophecy is giving an accurate and full recitation
of its original message. It can be difficult, or often impossible, to
confirm such accuracies. One reason is that prophecies contained within
ancient texts such as the Bible and Koran have been translated and interpreted
many times over the centuries. Each time one of them is translated, there
is the potential of new interpretations that reflect the language and
beliefs of that time.
Sometimes the purpose of a disaster-oriented prophecy is to awaken people
and birth a series of transformational changes that will nullify the
dire predictions. Keep in mind that nothing is at it appears!
Second, realize that a prophecy is simply a prophecy. Human suffering
comes not from something that is said or that happens, but from what
people have made the thing mean. In other words, an event in current
time or “predicted” time will impact you based upon your
view of it. What does “the end of the world” mean to you?
Invite your intuitively guided reason to speak to you about the following
possible views. Does “the end of the world” mean the end
of all life, including your own? Does it mean the end of the old paradigm
world, falling away to make room for a more enlightened way to co-exist?
Does it mean having your freedoms and way of life taken away? Does it
mean redefining freedom and opening to a more heart-centered and intuitive
way to live? Does it mean that Lightworkers “lost the battle” and
the negative forces of greed and hate “won?” Does it mean
that those people ready for the shift into higher consciousness can discover
a new type of Earth to call home?
Third, whether a prediction is made related to humanity or to you personally,
to discover your own truth requires discernment and intuitively guided
reason. Being able to discern truth is a skill that can be developed.
Everyone has a natural ability to connect with their inner Divine knowing,
yet it must be remembered and worked with over time in order to build
confidence and trust. Ongoing practice, accessing this innate gift in
diverse situations, is the key. For many people, intuitive knowing is
like a muscle that hasn’t seen the gym in a while. The body doesn’t
ask it to move much, so it doesn’t. If you have a sincere desire
to open to more intuitive knowing, and you are willing to be patient
while learning and practicing intuitive-building skills, you can indeed
manifest this ability. In fact, your Divine nature and ability to know
truth is actually encoded in your human DNA.
Fourth, if you receive information or predictions about another person’s
future, consider the following guidelines that involve spiritual discernment
and honoring others. Know that information, even from a high level spiritual
guide, is not always given to be shared or to be communicated in present
time. If you are unsure about whether or when to share something, check
in with your heart’s wisdom or with your own spiritual guidance.
Ask if you are to share what you have been given, and if so, when and
how. Sometimes you will receive information about someone else, even
a person you don’t know, because it’s spirit’s way
of teaching you about life and the human condition. You aren’t
always required to do something with the information. On the other hand,
remember that there are no accidents, and if you are being shown something,
there is something you can learn from the experience. Set your intent
to learn from everything that happens, even if it seems unrelated to
you and your personal journey. If you receive only a part of a puzzle
of information, and no further answers come in response to your inquiry,
know that in the world of spirit, information is given on a “need
to know” basis. If it’s not time to know something, or if
your knowing would in some way negatively impact your spiritual path,
the answer may appear “blocked.”
Fifth, if you are the recipient of a prediction from another person
about your life, the same guidelines are helpful to keep in mind. In
most cases, intuitives accessing high level spiritual guidance and having
sufficient awareness will not intentionally share information that could
harm you. The seasoned intuitive learns through training and experience
how to share intuitive knowing without harm. An example of harm could
be the prediction of the exact month and year of your death. There may
be rare instances where having this information is needed, but most people
do not benefit. This is because of the power of the conditioned human
mind to negatively interpret such news. Having information like this
can, for many people, even hasten their demise. This can occur even when
the prediction has no real basis. Also, without a full context, including
options the person has in responding to or changing the situation, simply
having the prediction can do much more harm than good. Therefore, if
you receive this sort of intuitive prediction from someone else, be sure
to question it. You will want to question the source, question why it
was said, question why you are being given this information at this particular
time, and question what the information means in a fuller context than
you’ve been given. Break away from the human tendency to give one’s
power away to “outside sources,” running new information
by your heart and intuitively guided reason. Get in the habit of validating
what you take in from the world with your own intuitive guidance. Know
that others’ truth may not be your truth. Remember that you are
creating your future right now, as you read these words, and that a prediction
is only one probability of many. You shape your actual future by your
thoughts, feelings and actions of this present moment. You create continually,
moment to moment. The future is not an energy you mark on some unchangeable “future
stone,” but an energy you are creating in the here and now.
Sixth, do not forget the Divine being that you truly are. The real you
is changeless and eternal. That part of you needs no outside validation.
It does not need to be told it is worthy or that it is on the “right
path.” It knows its wholeness and its Divine perfection. It just
is and it will always be. It is simply at “home” in the cosmos.
As you continue the journey of rediscovering your Divine nature, we
surround you with our love and blessings. We are The Council of 12.
Copyright 2006 by Selacia *
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