[Chrysalis Foundation]

CONVERSATION SEVEN—"A Gentle Birth?"

There is no longer time for tarrying in emotional cul de sacs. What is asked of you now is adherence to the God Presence within. Dwelling in negative thought and feeling brings more rapid consequences as we move into this new dimension of reality. This does not mean negative emotions are not to be felt and allowed. It means, instead, that it is far easier if they are given no power or validity. When you remember that you are already One in the Christ, all limiting thought and feeling suddenly loses its power. There is no permanent place for this in the holy son/daughter.

The purging that you have experienced over the last few years was the necessary emptying of the cup of illusion that you carried. Now it is coming to an end. Many of your brother and sisters will now begin to rapidly empty their own cups. You are here with your beloved to assist them in doing so.

The emptying shall be fast and direct. The light comes quickly and asks for an empty place to land. It will be easier than it has ever been before. So many have walked this path. The knowledge of the process of release is much greater, so the process need not be the crucifixion it once was. Assist them in this.

I walk with you daily now. This is appropriate. We become One. It is gentle and easy, as natural as awakening from sleep in the morning. This is how your brothers and sisters will experience it, for the most part, also. Things change easily and quickly now. The dense resistance of matter fades as the Earth ascends into a new plane of light.

The visions of chaos and destruction seen long ago bear little relevance to this new reality, as you have come to understand. They were true then, but not now. Reality is born anew continually. Visions of disaster can now be released. No investment in them will further the infinite possibility of eternal peace which lies before you. I ask you to examine any lingering need for chaos and destruction you may hold, and to find its source in desperation and hopelessness.

The New Heaven/New Earth is close. There is no need to wish the destruction of what has been, even though in appearance it limits and impedes what is to come. All is One, perfect and Holy. What is, and has been, is all part of the unfolding process of my kingdom.

Not one manifest condition on the Earth is not God in process. To see this is to be free of all judgement and aversion to what is. It allows the gentle, loving embrace of all that exists upon your sacred Earth. Yes, all is sacred, despite the appearances that belie this.

The possibility now is to cease the struggle...to surrender into the deep peace that now descends upon you all. In the peace that passeth all understanding, that which no longer serves will dissolve and melt away like last year’s snows. Surrender, relax and enjoy what is now unfolding. The joy is already arising. Stop a few moments throughout the day and you will feel it. It is there, always.

I feel what you say and I’m also very confused. A few conversations ago you spoke of "great travail." You said that mankind was stuck in rigid patterns of behavior that would have to be burned out. You said it might seem violent on the surface. I feel confusion and doubt about this mixed message.

I bring you your doubt and confusion purposefully. Dichotomies are like koans—they are doorways to enlightened understanding. Both messages are true. It is not one or the other, but both/and. I contrast these two to show you the possibilities that lie before you: the path of surrender and allowance, and that of struggle and resistance. The road comes to a fork now.

Have you not noticed how quickly your resistance becomes excruciating? As the light increases on Earth, that which is not of the light will be revealed more quickly. The Bible speaks of the harvest, the separation of the wheat from the chaff. This time is here, and the choice of chaff or wheat rests with each of you, moment to moment.

In some places, those who choose the experience of resistance to the Kingdom will gather. For these souls, there will be an experience of great travail. For others who choose the path of surrender and embrace, blissful ease will become their experience. You know this firsthand. You have experienced it.

I understood! Memories of Hurricane Iniki on the island of Kauai flashed through my mind. I remembered the fear I felt as the storm approached and the winds picked up. The feeling of terror and powerlessness in the face of something so awesome and uncontrollable remains strong in my memory.

As we finished boarding up windows that day, the winds were breaking the first branches from the trees. I saw in a flash that all my preoccupation with Earth changes had landed me right in the middle of one! I had created what I feared.

There was no point in resisting or trying to evade what was coming; the only thing to do was let go and give the whole thing up to God. We listened to the 160 mph winds roar like a jet endlessly taking off directly overhead. As wave after wave of fear arose, we surrendered more and more deeply until at last we gave our bodies and our very lives back to God.

Immediately all fear vanished, and we were suffused with bliss and ecstasy that seemed unbelievable, given what was taking place all around us. We had entered a different dimension of reality, in which we knew beyond all doubt that whatever happened would be the highest outcome possible. In the middle of this raging hurricane, we were free and at peace.

Outside, trees were falling all around us, yet not one fell on the house. It was surreal to see that a hundred yards of fallen trees had obliterated the driveway, while the trees nearest the house all stood firm. I knew this was no coincidence. As the eye of the storm passed, the winds began to batter the other side of the house. The huge plate glass windows we had been unable to protect remained miraculously intact. In fact, no winds seemed to be impacting them at all. Yet not far away the trunks of huge acacia trees were snapping like matchsticks. My mind spun in amazement. This shouldn’t—couldn’t—be happening! Yet it was.

After the storm, a book called The Miracle of Iniki chronicled many such stories of grace in the midst of destruction. The owner of a bed and breakfast prayed to Mother Mary throughout the storm, asking that her business might continue to serve those drawn to Kauai for spiritual retreat. Though the inn was situated in a narrow canyon that acted as a wind funnel, it emerged from the hurricane virtually unscathed, while all that surrounded the house was leveled.

In contrast, we heard about another woman who fearfully huddled in the only intact room in her house, the bathroom, while the winds peeled away the roof and walls of her condo. As the storm destroyed this workshop leader’s beautiful furnishings, she sobbed, "Everything I’ve worked so hard for is gone." Our first thought upon hearing this story was, "If this is what you were working for, maybe it all had to go, so you can re-evaluate why you are really doing what you do."

Yes, Hurricane Iniki was a clear demonstration of the dichotomy the Christ was trying to make me aware of. Surrender, allowance, and peace—or fear, resistance, and travail. Yes, it is all part of the same picture.

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