<P>North Idaho Teaching Mission Group<BR>Topics: Projector of Divine Luminosity, Healing<BR>Teachers: Elyon, Jessona</P>
<P>September 15, 2002</P>
<P>* Elyon (Jonathan TR): Greetings to you, Elyon speaking. It is a treat to<BR>hear your discussion of lessons given, for it brings the feelings of reward to<BR>your teacher that these offerings are useful and cherished, relished. Likewise<BR>do I formulate further lessons adapting to your interests.<BR> Once upon a time I spoke using a ball as a metaphor and had you visualize<BR>it rotating in your hands. The patterns on its surface continually changed, not<BR>only due to your rotating it, but also due to the fact that the ball’s patterns<BR>were changing as well. This is true regarding our lesson plan. As you reflect<BR>upon and discuss what has been spoken to you by myself or others you create the<BR>change as you would rotating the ball; new angles, new sides, new patterns appear<BR>through your reflection, through your perusal of the meanings. But the lessons<BR>we teachers seek to present cover many humanly adaptable points of morontia<BR>perspective. To the human mind the morontia state of being is like this ball<BR>that is changing its patterns on its own. Those who live in the morontia state<BR>have learned that adjustment, adaptation, and change are the rule of life and<BR>growth. The tendency to formulate, to fixate, to establish rigid descriptions of<BR>the way life is, of reality, has been dispensed with. This is human-like,<BR>mortal. I say this but must interject that it is not avoided the recognition of<BR>pattern; it is not avoided recurrence, repetition, but it is learned that nothing<BR>is stationary. As I have illustrated, you can change by rotating the ball, and<BR>the ball will change whether you rotate it or not. This is a long preface to my<BR>lesson, for we have spoken about mirrors and reflecting God. Today we will speak<BR>not of you as a reflector, but you as the projector of this divine luminosity.<BR> You are, yourselves, blazing orbs of light, brilliant, radiating a<BR>spiritual light that no one of you detects ordinarily, on a daily level. Yet you<BR>faithfully seek your company one with another, and in your company you experience<BR>a glow. You describe it in the word forms of love and fellowship. What is also<BR>present along with the qualities of your human characters and your spiritual<BR>accomplishments is the presence of the Father indwelling you. This is the<BR>brilliance that you detect of one another that is attractive.<BR> Jesus said, “Let your light so shine” that others my benefit from your<BR>ministry. How can it be that any human being could attenuate the luminosity of<BR>the divine presence? It is not that you ought to in some manner dim the light,<BR>rather, it is the divine will that you project the light in appropriate manners,<BR>that you accept the privilege as a child of God of decorating the manner in which<BR>this light expresses. You know that this luminous core of your being is<BR>identical in qualities in yourself and in all others. Yet, as one human to<BR>another, you are capable of bridging the gulf between you, not only the linking<BR>of the lights of the divine presence, but linking of those lights through your<BR>personality presence. With the presence of the human mind focused toward the<BR>material level of life, it necessitates forms of manifestation, discreteness,<BR>descriptive elements that the mind can grasp and translate back to that more<BR>intangible yet recognizable luminous nature of God.<BR> Picture sitting in a room full of lamps, all on. The room is bright. <BR>Picture these lamps without lampshades; the room is very bright. That is the<BR>quality of the divine presences that are with us this hour. Can a human benefit<BR>from this intensity? Would it not burden the soul with far too much to be<BR>useful? Returning to this room, let us now decorate each lamp with its own<BR>unique lampshade. Now the light of God has a focused purpose manifesting in and<BR>through you. You in no way lessen the potency, or rather, the reality, of that<BR>light, but you do impact another through the alteration that is you. You<BR>“efficacize” the light’s bearing upon another soul seeking to see. In your<BR>fellowship each of you is shedding this light for another in a concrete,<BR>discreet, form useful to the spiritual eye that seeks the divine light. At times<BR>you are merely a light for background glow. At other times you are an intense<BR>reading light for keen scrutiny and comprehension.<BR> You spoke today of the two distinctions of the phrase, “Love your neighbor<BR>as yourself” and “Love your neighbor as Jesus loves you”. Loving your neighbor<BR>as yourself is akin to the recognition and validation of each one’s lampshade,<BR>the honor given to the unique qualities of each lampshade, of its useful aspect,<BR>be it to focus light, to disperse and soften light. Loving your neighbor as<BR>Jesus loves you is the recognition of the light source. and the desire to bring<BR>to awareness in any individual their value as a lampshade.<BR> I have yet to, as you have yet to, arrive on the Isle of Paradise. There<BR>the luminosity is spectacular; for that matter, spectacular falls very short as a<BR>description of that brilliance. Each one of us seeks that light. No one of us<BR>should discard the fact that we each are a lampshade, a decorator, one of a<BR>multitude of manifestations of that light. The term “shade” is unfortunate, for<BR>in reality you’re not a lampshade; you are a lamp modifier.<BR> Jesus said that he was a light that comes to the world. That was done and<BR>housed in bodily form operating in the same mind circuits that you possess. He<BR>demonstrated that his lampshade could reveal the light of the Father and did so<BR>that others undeniably could recognize. He told you that you may follow him, not<BR>to see with the light he radiates, but to see with the light that radiates<BR>through you, and to gather in fellowship that you each may illuminate one<BR>another.<BR> All across this time/space universe there is being witnessed the increased<BR>brilliance of God manifest abroad and the colorations, the decorations, the pure<BR>light of Paradise as we each unfold our personalities, as we each undergo<BR>experiences.<BR> I hope I have provided more for you to enjoy mulling over. I can take<BR>questions if you would like to ask.</P>
<P> Tom: I have a question for Jessona. It’s been stated that we bring about<BR>our own ill health. Could you confirm or correct that perception?</P>
<P>* Jessona: Greetings, I am Jessona, here for your request of me to address<BR>your question.<BR> The human being is equipped with much power. We could list those elements<BR>that make up your power base such as the divine presence, the mind circuits, the<BR>circuit of the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth. These are all great<BR>contributions to your ability to function not only as a human being but as a<BR>maturing spiritual being. You not only bring upon you ill health, you bring upon<BR>you good health. It is not that you chose the quality of your health; it is that<BR>as an immature spirit being you are only beginning to learn how to function with<BR>these spiritual circuits and these spirit presences. With only one life to draw<BR>upon at this point for broader wisdom, it is only natural that you have not<BR>become skilled in the coordinated functioning within these circuits. So, you do<BR>not in a sense bring on the disease, you just have not learned how to function in<BR>spite of disease. Its presence may come or go, and truly it does not matter if<BR>you further develop your ability to function more greatly within the entity and<BR>circuits, presences, around and within you.<BR> It is a belief upon your world that you as an identity select your parents<BR>prior to your birth. It is also a belief upon your world that your parents’<BR>actions resulted in you being conceived, and therefore brought into this world. <BR>Both contain elements of truth and both standing on their own are erroneous. <BR>Your understanding of the Fifth Epochal Revelation clarifies the notion that you<BR>choose where, how, and when to be born, for you know of the training and the<BR>volunteering of the divine Fragment as it seeks a personality partner. This is<BR>the prior selection that truly takes place. You know from your own spiritual<BR>maturation that, though your parents provided life plasma, you are not simply the<BR>sum of that contribution, that you are greater than the birth of a bodily form. <BR>Certain elements of this process are beyond your sphere of influence. Your<BR>parents chose the activities they undertook which led to your birth. The Divine<BR>Fragment chose your personality pattern to align with. The Father created your<BR>personality to be placed within this mortal vehicle. This is also similar to<BR>disease. No creature can exist in isolation, for that matter there is no such<BR>thing as isolation. The universe is crowded with personalities, and any patterns<BR>that manifest such as your body are also integrated into the complex structure of<BR>all universe materiality. So, what brings on by your own effort disease is your<BR>incomplete integration into this intricate network. As you ascend the scales of<BR>life you will better see this pattern, this intertwining of things and beings.<BR> I conclude by saying that you may acquire an illness that has come upon you<BR>from the outside, yet you have the ability as you mature spiritually to alter its<BR>effect, to remove its presence. To receive a disease is not an indication of<BR>your failure to function in harmony with universe principles. No, it is the<BR>opportunity to better develop your ability to work within these universe<BR>principles. Adversity always leads to improvements. It is in a sense a blessing<BR>to be afflicted, as long as the soul reaches for spiritual clarification and<BR>attempts to develop the skills of integration within these structures projected<BR>by God upon our universe frame.<BR> Have I adequately addressed your question?</P>
<P> Tom: There are certainly some questions that will arise from that.<BR> There’s a certain amount of predestination with illness. I see that<BR>genetically. I’m more concerned about the things I do have control over, my<BR>friends who are ill. I’m interested in things like guilt, feeling a lack of self<BR>worth, as inducing illness as a form of self castigation. Is there any veracity<BR>to that?</P>
<P>* Jessona: Yes. You speak of predestination, and I understand your<BR>expression to be that there are elements about you that play out and cause effect<BR>upon you that is not your selecting as is the genetic condition or even an<BR>environmental hazard. Yet predisposition entails of your abilities, your<BR>attention to health physically and mentally, as you have said, self worth, guilt;<BR>these are in your ability to alter. You can change the effect of an external<BR>condition that has come upon you. I would ask the question, what about the<BR>individual who is fully composed, seated in spiritual fellowship, developed in<BR>character, attained mastery such as Michael did as Jesus? Yet he was nailed to a<BR>cross. Things came upon him, and his predisposition is what glorified the<BR>Father. He chose not to disrupt the process. Many of his admirers would have<BR>been thrilled to have him overpower the Romans and the religious authorities of<BR>their time. That would have perpetuated the disease. It would have perpetuated<BR>confrontational conflict and power of one body against another. Instead he chose<BR>to represent compassion, love, understanding, forgiveness, acceptance, and to<BR>ascend; and this is applicable to whatever affliction, disease, or mental anguish<BR>comes your way. You can be previously weakened to allow these lodgments, or you<BR>can be as attained and strong as the master himself and still have troubles come<BR>your way. Again, the importance is how you deal with the blessings and bestowals<BR>that are upon you and within you, how you function and for what purpose. Jesus<BR>accepted the moment of time for his ascension as the most primary event of<BR>importance.<BR> You do not need to die to ascend. Every time you increase your ability to<BR>function through the circuits and entities around you, you have ascended a little<BR>more. If, therefore, certain conditions of your world offer peril of any sort<BR>such as disease, know that your sphere of influence is in your predisposition. <BR>Within this sphere you have absolute control, for it is your arena of volition.<BR> I would like to take a moment to focus on one of your what is now sport; it<BR>was combative techniques of times past, your martial arts. One individual may be<BR>attacked by another and beaten up badly without the knowledge of defense. That<BR>can be likened to the presence of diseases. That same individual who has<BR>practiced the martial arts now has the ability to some degree to defend himself.<BR>One who does not fully understand this art may cause their own diseases by<BR>seeking fights. This is possible for any one of you to create your own disease. <BR>It is not exclusive, for you may be pounced upon by someone from the outside. <BR>The true artist of this discipline seeks no fight, for that matter, perceives no<BR>fight, merely executes motions which disperse any fight, and this is how you may<BR>heal.<BR> I hope this helps.</P>
<P> Tom: Thank you for your comments.</P>
<P>* Tomas: Greetings, this is Tomas. I have stopped in to say hello. It’s<BR>good to make contact with you again and to let you know that I do monitor your<BR>activities. I am interested in what you are up to, your whereabouts, although I<BR>may at this time be stationed in another focal point of this Teaching Mission for<BR>the outworking of this correcting time. I am always willing and desirous to sup<BR>with you. So I just drop in to acknowledge our continued relationship, to let<BR>you know I have not forgotten you, to remind you I can be with you as needed. If<BR>I may say, my current primary assignment is quite a handful. That is all I will<BR>say at this point.</P>
<P> Jael: Thank you, Tomas. It’s good to hear from you.</P>
<P>* Tomas: And I thank you. I thank you for cherishing our communications<BR>together.</P>
<P>* Elyon: This is Elyon. I am going to close this meeting if it is okay with<BR>you. Should you desire to continue, I am here to be of assistance. I will take<BR>leave and ask you all to straighten your lampshades and to enjoy spreading light<BR>throughout your week. Take care.</P>