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<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="+1">07/18/2004</font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="+1">Ham: Greetings
my friends, I am Ham and I am happy to have this opportunity for
discussion once again. Let us discuss the progressive process of
allowing spiritual invasion of your mind and body. All spiritual
progress depends upon the assenting personality, the willingness to
allow spiritual saturation, the willingness to open the doors of one’s
heart to the Father’s gentle being. </font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="+1">Sometimes the
mind can be like a rebellious and high spirited horse who bucks and
flees in rebellion without reason, without provocation. Sometimes the
mind can be frightened easily and recoil in fear closing down the
avenue of spiritual contact. But, as you grow in the spirit, you find
ways to tame the mind and to bring the mind into a more docile posture
in relation to the spirit. Like the horse that is ready to flee, the
mind also must be coaxed, reassured, and made more gentle through
sustained contact with the spirit. </font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="+1">Most human
beings are afraid of the spirit more than they admit and the mind must
be gradually disciplined in order to receive the spirit without
rebelling or in some way going in a fanatical direction which is a way
of controlling the spirit input. It takes a balanced personality to
maintain constant spiritual contact. Human beings tend to fear the loss
of control which spiritual dominance engenders. </font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="+1">If the Father
were to say, "I bring you peace, joy, spiritual freedom, and happiness,
but to receive these things you must trade control", it would be
difficult, indeed quite impossible, for most people to assent to this
trade. But, look again, and you will see that fear is what drives
control. And so to trade fear and control, together, is really the
issue. </font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="+1">The outward
control exerted by religious conformity is not the spiritual control
the Father has in mind for his children. The Father transforms from
within and righteousness is born out of love, not fear. The Master
never preached conformity and he often broke with the traditional
conformity of his faith in order to illustrate the great difference
that exists between the two motivations of religion. Fear always drives
conformity, love always fosters individuality and freedom. </font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="+1">The Master made
it very clear to his associates that the Father’s will is not found in
the rote repetition of ritualism. His mission was very plainly laid out
to be one of granting increasing freedom and for each person to find
God in their own hearts first, and that good spirit would then foster
righteous behavior. But even now, some twenty centuries later, your
religions are still struggling to free themselves from fear. </font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="+1">What mankind has
not understood is that when you give up individual control, you are
stepping into greater levels of freedom. You should not step into a
situation where there is church control or forced conformity for this
is not true to Jesus’s own message. Tragically, many people trade that
God given freedom for the chains of religious conformity. But this will
not last. The fullness of the Master’s message is still opening and
bearing fruit and gradually the religions of fear are losing the battle
over spiritual progress on your world. The only power fear can have is
the power you freely give it. Love is power. Fear is based in
nothingness and has not power of its own. </font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="+1">Have no worries
my friends. Fear can cause great havoc. It can cause your world to step
backwards, but it cannot ultimately prevail. Be completely at peace as
you struggle with your own inner rebellion, your own inner fears. Know
that following God’s love is the only right direction. You need not
have any worries for your futures and as you grow in the spirit, you
will naturally become more and more confident in the Father’s guidance.
</font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="+1">Q: To let go of
the fear and stop rebelling, is this a process that we can accomplish
in this lifetime or is it likely to take much longer?</font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="+1">Ham: The actual
process of growing older is a great aid in taming the rebellious mind.
The wisdom of the age comes slowly to most people, as control slowly
ebbs away during the declining years. Yes, many people come to
experience great peace during those years and the fear of death lessens
its hold on the mind as the event approaches. Yes, I would say it is
certainly possible to achieve a good strong balance predicated on the
over control of the spirit during this life. Yes. </font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="+1">Q: Ham, could I
have a message please?</font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="+1">Ham: Certainly.
My daughter, you are doing very well. You are making strong strides in
the spirit as you gradually release the fears which have held you
unconsciously over many years. You are learning the art of facing the
worst with grace rather than the grip of fear. Do not worry my dear.
Continue with the program you have begun. Move forward even as you are
examining the past and remember that fear only has the power you give
to it. Continue to be moving forward on the little things and the big
things will take care of themselves. Be at peace my dear. </font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="+1">Q: Ham, do you
have a message for me this evening?</font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="+1">Ham: Yes, my
daughter. My daughter, you are doing well. Do not worry nor have any
fear. Your heart is continuing to open and you are learning how to rely
on the spirit more and more. We are very happy to see you regaining
your balance and your inner strength which had been dealt some blows.
And so as you have recovered, more and more you have drawn on the
spirit and this has been a very valuable time period for you. Have no
worry, my dear, you are doing just fine. Relax and be at peace for all
is well. </font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="+1">Q: Do you have
anything for Rebecca?</font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="+1">Ham: Yes, my
dear. Do not worry about what you should do, where you should go, or
what you should say. All these things you should rely on the Master’s
strong hand for he will open doors, he will close doors, he will give
you the words that you need. Realize my dear that through this growth
and learning, you will have all that you need including all the
opportunity, all the work, all the means to carry forward your efforts.
Find your great purpose holding closely to the Master’s hand. He will
guide you, so relax and enjoy the process releasing control. </font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="+1">Q: Jarad?</font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="+1">Ham: Yes my son.
You must also realize how you are being guided and given work for the
future. But it is also for you to enjoy your life and to release some
of that drive and push that was largely fear driven. Embrace the
attitude of profound happiness and the depth of appreciation for that
happiness. Embrace the feeling of truly contributing and being part of
the great spiritual awakening which is the mark of this generation.
Relax and allow the natural God-given outcome to be revealed and
rejoice in this. Shift your focus from the driving push to the calm
acceptance and let this strength of character gradually take the place
of previous insecurity. In other words my son, you can coast a while in
freedom, happiness, and security. You will have all you need. </font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="+1">Q: Can I have a
message Ham?</font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="+1">Ham: Of course.
My son, be at peace. You too are grappling with finding a balance
between the fear that drives you and the love which beckons you. Relax
my son for all will be revealed in time. You will have what you need as
you move forward. Have no fear or any worries. You are coming along
just fine and your way will open as you take each step. Sometimes you
can wear yourself out trying to anticipate several moves down the road.
This life is an adventure. Enjoy it. Accomplishment will come along the
way, but do not have any fear concerning these things for you will be
able to handle each problem, each step as it comes. Don’t worry. Be at
peace. You are doing just fine. </font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="+1">Q: From
Wendaring. Please ask Ham for a message or guidance.</font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="+1">Ham: Certainly.
My dear, you are doing well. You are growing more stable and less
fearful every day. All things are truly becoming new and as you grow in
the spirit these changes will come even more rapidly. Relax and embrace
change and realize that you will have all you need at every step. </font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="+1">Q: Personal
message for Norbert.</font></p>
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<p>Ham: Yes my son, you are doing well. You are endowed with a very
good mind and a very healthy body. You have great blessings bestowed
upon you very often and are surrounded by love and loving support. Why
then do you fear, why are you anxious? The roots of fear are often very
deep and require you to follow those feelings ever deeper into your
unconscious mind and into your past. My son, your mind is like the
bucking horse, afraid to adopt the master’s easy yoke. Have no fear,
for the Master’s gentle hand is upon your shoulder and his fatherly
voice is within your ear saying, this is the way. Trust and have faith.</p>
<p>Q: Ham, Howard wants to know if you can tell him anything about his
skin problem and what to do about it?</p>
<p>Ham: Yes, my son you have a form of radiation poisoning. Your body
is rejecting this exposure and your immune system is going into
overdrive thinking it needs to slough off damaged skin. There is no
instant cure. You are doing right in your therapy to help the skin
slough off. Once this occurs, you are likely to remain very sensitive
to solar radiation and other types of ultraviolet radiation as well.
You will need to take precaution as far as exposure to the sun for
quite some time. Don’t worry, though, you will get through this and
will recover just fine. Spiritually, my son, you are doing well. This
period of physical problem and confinement will be good for you in the
long run. You don’t need to flee from yourself but, are finding ever
greater levels of quiet self-acceptance. You are increasingly able to
absorb truth and this is worth every thing. So, be of good cheer for
you are doing well. </p>
<p>Q: Do you have a personal message for Charlie B?</p>
<p>Ham: Certainly, my son. You are doing very well. You have come to
tame your own mind over a long period of time and much trial and error.
Gradually, you are coming to trust the Father’s direction and his
angels. Remember, always, the Master described this trust as that of a
little child. Embrace this position. Embrace your own helplessness and
find greater levels of spiritual satisfaction. </p>
<p>Q: Do you have any feedback for me this week, Ham?</p>
<p>Ham: Certainly. My son, you are doing very well. You have come
through some difficult maneuvering quite recently and you are
continuing to embrace the Master’s love and his presence in your life.
In all things, you are finding strength and fortitude through the
gradual relinquishing of control. In general, the greater control, the
greater the need for control, the weaker the character. Self-control
comes naturally and in harmony with the very relinquishing of control,
the very embrace of the greater self without pressure or fear. Think
about the grace of God and how this grace touches your life and allows
all things to become new. Rejoice, my son, and be exceedingly glad. You
are making wonderful progress. Have no fear whatsoever. </p>
<p>Any further questions? My children, you are all doing well. Relax
and be at peace. Your way will open and you will have everything
necessary for your journey. Let the love of God rest upon your hearts
and the praise of God rest upon your lips. Farewell until next week. My
love and my prayers are with you each. </p>
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David G. Schlundt, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Department of Psychology
Vanderbilt University
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To science God is a possibility, to psychology
a desirability, to philosopy a probability, to
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