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<P align=justify>DATE:</B> 09-09-97<BR><B>LOCATION:</B> BUTLER,
PA<BR><B>T/R:</B> Gerdean </P>
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<P align=justify>TEACHER SESSION: TOMAS AND MERIUM<BR>PERSONAL TEACHERS:
TRIESTE, PHILOMENA, JASMIME</P></B>
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<P align=justify>TOMAS:</B> Good evening, my friends. I am Tomas. I am here with
Merium and others -- many personal teachers. I am greeting you, albeit
momentarily, for the personal teachers would spend a moment with you. One moment
please.</P>
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<P align=justify>TRIESTE:</B> I am Trieste. I have come to spend a moment in
time with my charge, Gerdean, and to offer a lesson, a timely lesson on a matter
of deep concern, and that is reflected in Gerdean's approach to feeling good. It
is allowed. </P>
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<P align=justify>Gerdean, I would like to assure you that it is appropriate to
have feelings of well-being. I have observed in my many years of knowing you
that you seem to feel guilty when you find that you have enjoyed yourself, as if
you have done something wrong, and I call to your mind the programming and
conditioning of such a message, as many of you are impressed with, that, for
example, you must eat your dinner because there are children who are starving,
and so everything you do has a burden of responsibility that reflects upon life,
even life that you are unaware of, and so your early programming of
responsibility has lent itself well to stealing from you the riches of an
enjoyment of life for yourself. </P>
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<P align=justify>It is not selfish to discover that life is true, beautiful and
good and that your place in life is sanctioned. Consider your programming,
Gerdean, and reprogram yourself, if you will, to allow yourself those very vital
and necessary connections with the vibrancy of an enriched life, a life in the
spirit, which is your birthright. Yes, all around you there are those who still
live in fear, and your collective consciousness would have you all living
comfortably in fear, but I call you forth to step out of fear, to walk in faith,
in the radiance of goodness, truth and beauty. </P>
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<P align=justify>Enjoy your very existence, your very experience here. Enjoy the
good as well as the more somber. Have fun. I know that that might sound to some
an invitation to be irresponsible but that is not the case. You are responsible.
Be responsible also for your acceptance of happiness. You know there is no
happiness without intelligent effort and you have applied yourself, my dear; you
have worked very hard to have attained the right, even to your human
consciousness, your own rational mind, that you have earned the right to feel
good and enjoy your experience here. </P>
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<P align=justify>Much of this has to do with the general well-being of being
detoxified from nicotine. It gives me great happiness to observe these fleeting
realities within you. I encourage your embrace of them, that you may more
radiantly advertise the love of the Father as you live the life He has given
you. Good girl.</P>
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<P align=justify>PHILOMENA:</B> I am Philomena and I too would like to spend
some time with my delightful mortal associate. Precious one, how are you this
evening?</P>
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<P align=justify>Ann:</B> Just fine now!</P>
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<P align=justify>PHILOMENA:</B> I smile to hear you say "just fine now" for I
know you well and I know that you were fine even before I came on-line, but you
are such a romantic child. You delight to acknowledge the reality of your most
cherished fantasy. I am here in truth and I have only actualized for you your
hope, your understanding, and so whereas you were fine then, you are fine now,
you will also be fine. It is also a joy for me to be with you. I am here to
deliver a mini-lesson for you, for I know that you have been a very busy girl.
As you have shared with your mortal friends, your lily pads have been laid out
before you. You must introduce your friend Hunnah to your new song. But before I
go too far afield, I have a message and a moment for you. </P>
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<P align=justify>Be advised, little one, that you are busily growing, even
though you may not be aware that you are growing. Most often spirit growth is
unconscious. The seed that is germinating in the ground goes through much, much
action before it pushes its head up out of the ground and looks around, and you
too are being very busy in your growth. Many times you are not aware, indeed,
that you have grown until you have already attained a growth level and turned
around to look back to see where you have been, how far you have come, and from
this new vantage point then you can say, "My! Look what I have gone through.
Look what I have done! I have come a long way! How much I have learned!" and you
are in a process of learning even now, although it may not be clear to you what
and how your growth is.</P>
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<P align=justify>When it is said that you will be experiencing a great growth
spiritually in the near future, you must construe that, rather, as meaning you
will become aware of your great growth, for the growth is happening even as we
speak, and even though you may not be conscious of it, it is wonderful to see
how eagerly you grow. You are indeed a courageous soul. </P>
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<P align=justify>We are very happy to embrace you in our spirit family life. All
of the friends gathered here this evening in the spirit and in the flesh embrace
you, little sister, and cherish your kinship among us. You are a delightful
little rabbit and we cuddle you with deep affection.</P>
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<P align=justify>JASMINE:</B> Hunnah, your ...</P><B>
<P align=justify>Hunnah:</B> Hello!...</P><B>
<P align=justify>JASMINE:</B> Hello, hello. I am Jasmine.</P><B>
<P align=justify>Hunnah: </B>Oh, I'm glad to hear it. Dear friend.</P>
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<P align=justify>JASMINE:</B> I am trying to say hello in the face of the
scramble for pick-a-number as in your bakery or your butcher shop. Personal
teacher night is upon us and I am glad to have a turn with you. You have been so
busy! You have been growing by leaps and bounds. It is well that you have a
holiday coming soon, not that we are fearful of your over-rapid growth, no, but
that you can savor some of the attainment that you have reached in leisure and
in reflection.</P>
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<P align=justify>You have truly stepped outside of yourself to allow for a
wondrous experience, not only for yourself but for many others. The example that
you have shown by your living faith, your human reluctance and courage in the
face of fear, has resulted in a statement of fellowship that is exemplary of
true friendship, that you are so honest at heart and so eager to serve, so
directed in your intent, in spite of your imperfections, your growth has now
rewarded your efforts and we are very, very glad to be privy to the joy that you
now know in your faith being realized. Not only have you brought much joy
through your personal development, you have brought much joy in those who now
can come to your awareness, the awareness of Urantia, through the circuitry that
you provide. </P>
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<P align=justify>I am rewarded myself in our many many years of association.
These personal victories are some things that we experience in our association
and in your ascension. There are -- what shall we say? -- private holidays,
private celebrations that take place in your advancement. Your Thought Adjuster
rejoices upon certain hallmark events and your personal teachers also take great
delight in certain activities; your guardian seraphim have their own reward in
company with you. In time these will be made clear to you. For now, you will
just have to trust my testimony, but my testimony includes an expression of deep
and abiding and sincere and devoted love to you which, my dear, you already
fully know, but I choose to express it anyway because you have a right to hear
and everyone has a right to know how deeply you are loved, how much I appreciate
the work you have done, the efforts you have invested on behalf of the Master in
your desire to serve and in your willingness to go to whatever lengths He would
have you go in order that you may do the will of the Father in heaven. Amen, my
daughter, and bless you.</P>
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<P align=justify>Hunnah</B>: Oh, wow. That was certainly a lei that you put
around my neck that I want to thank you for that, for the strength in the face
of what used to frighten me. I have a task to perform in service this evening. I
have been praying that my partner will feel physically and mentally whole
because he has been fatigued and I have asked for assistance with skills. In my
transcripts in personal counsel I was told that I was to learn new skills for
the sake of service, and this evening is sort of a maiden voyage in such a
matter, and it would give me great pleasure to be able to fulfil my
responsibilities in an honorable and intelligent way. So I really do thank you
for this stature that you have allowed me and the private satisfaction that that
brings, and I want to thank you for my loyal friends here and this wonderful and
bewildering time of this culmination of characters that we have been, that we
know we are rightfully yours and we are a divine pattern, and I do thank you for
this tribute and this wonderful opportunity to show ourselves that hanging in
there is really an opportunity to see the prize of community. Thank you.</P>
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<P align=justify>TOMAS:</B> I am Tomas. I am here. I am sorry if I cut short
your visits with your personal teachers. They all were eager to come on-line and
give you each a gift. Each of you have now savored the gift. I am only back here
as an emcee, however. I am under the impression that this was going to be a
light evening, that is, we did not come prepared with our briefcase and the
lectern. Merium and I are here informally and affectionately and had to hold
ourselves in abeyance for the scramble of the personal teachers who insisted on
making their presences known and their sentiments heard.</P>
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<P align=justify>But lest the personal teachers take over entirely, I usurped
them with the authority vested in me as Teacher of this teacher base and decided
to play host, Merium hostess. And so if there are questions we will field them
and can bring your personal teachers back on-line or convey information if
that's more appropriate, but be advised we will not be here long this evening.
You have already indicated it would be informal and brief.</P>
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<P align=justify>Hunnah:</B> In my transmitting recently I was given what
appeared to be another dancing partner and I was wondering if you would comment
and assist me with the name of the presence that came through for me. It sounded
like, or it appeared to be Alkanon or Alcaynon? </P><B>
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<P align=justify>TOMAS:</B> Al'ka-non.</P><B>
<P align=justify>Hunnah:</B> Is that correct?</P><B>
<P align=justify>TOMAS:</B> Yes.</P><B>
<P align=justify>Hunnah:</B> Oh! Eureka!</P>
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<P align=justify>TOMAS:</B> And it was not error. It was not confused with
Alcon, a noble teacher also. There are many many similarities of names, some of
them are quite tricky, and the experiment at hand was to give you the
opportunity to identify the name and you succeeded. I am confirming it for you,
even though Alkanon confirmed for you at the time that that was correct. He
however graciously assured you, as many of us will do in the beginning, that you
have garnered the essence, if not the actuality. It is a "ploy" that we
sometimes use in early experiencing transmitting/receiving that you feel at
ease.</P>
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<P align=justify>Be aware that getting names is really very difficult,
particularly at first. There are some who never do wholeheartedly and
enthusiastically allow these more factual pieces of information to come through
because the chances of the fact being used to trip them up and "prove" the
unreality of the teachers or the teaching mission is too great. The chance of
error is too threatening for many to even venture a guess, but it is always
offered and to the extent that you develop the fine-tuning that will allow for
these identifications to come through, you have expanded your and our abilities
to communicate.</P>
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<P align=justify>Having experienced a brand new personality, a teacher from the
spirit realms, the morontia realms, that to your knowledge has not transmitted
here on Urantia before is an exciting experience. As Alkanon discussed with you,
the reality of the teachers develops as you give yourself over more and more to
the growth reality that results, the faith that opens up as a result of your
conscious decision to trust the process. The greater reality is its own reality
that will indeed lead you into further divine truth. Only as you look at it
academically does it seem ludicrous, but as you see it through the eyes of an
agondonter, you see the adventure of the ages. All of the spirit companions
assigned to assist Urantia in Correcting Time are honorable and well-adjusted,
highly trained individuals.</P><B>
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<P align=justify>Hunnah:</B> This has been a good lesson in listening. I must
share with the reader that when Alkanon arrived it was as if someone handed me a
storybook and it was almost as if someone was writing a story about Cinderella
and Prince Charming, the stature of, the demeanor of the guest was very apparent
to me, and it is my human nature, it seems, that I have this ability to
fantasize, or creative when I write, so when this personality was coming forth
in this writing, I was ... part of myself was wondering if I wasn't up to my
little short story, and then I could see that it was the way of the teachers to
allow me to let this information come through, and it was very skillful, I felt.
I was aware of the skill, even though I was transcribing. </P>
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<P align=justify>So I'm looking forward to sharing him with our readers, and if
I was a male and a feminine presence arrived on the scene, not to particularly
rescue but to bring balance and a holiday uplifting manner in which one would be
taught the truly beautiful and effervescent companion, a male human would be
just as delighted in the companion choice of personality companionship that was
revealed in that little bit, so I'm sure that all the readers are going to enjoy
him and they will feel his strength and his light-heartedness. Thank you for
letting me comment, but I find it very exciting. I feel that he will be a
compliment to what we have already brought through.</P>
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<P align=justify>TOMAS:</B> I would like to say, for your understanding, and for
others understanding, that as you fall in love with one new personality, you
bring vital reality to your life and to theirs, and in the spirit this is just
what you have done: you have fallen in love with a new personality, a creation
of the Father as you understand it, as the romantic aspects of you understand
it. You think in terms of fantasy and fairy tales and so forth, but divine love
truly does add a dimension, a refinement that elevates love and brings it into
those realms of delight that make the heart soar. </P>
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<P align=justify>It is not by accident that your new friend has become a dancing
partner and that you have blushed and allowed him to take the lead. This is a
delightful unfolding of the Father's, the Mother's Paradise in your own
experience. Perhaps it is because it is your first encounter with a male
personality that you "discovered" that gives it the heightened romantic nature.
Perhaps always will Alkanon be in some ways your first love, but he will even so
be your brother, your elder brother, and a teacher. As any one of us are, as you
allow.</P>
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<P align=justify>Hunnah:</B> Well, I do indeed welcome his friendship and I am
not about to -- hopefully -- misinterpret. I didn't mean to misinterpret, but I
was fairly aware of the idealistic qualities that we all long to see in someone
who is of the opposite sex here, and I had commented at our retreat about
meeting a "man in Love" and if the readers can possibly meet this personality,
just as we have in the wonderful qualities that you have delivered, they too
will understand what they have to look forward to as they are released from
their microscopic experience, as they develop. It's exciting.</P>
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<P align=justify>TOMAS:</B> Yes, daughter, it is exciting and we appreciate your
sensitive expression of this, this observation, that you might share your
impression with others. One moment.</P>
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<P align=justify>MERIUM:</B> I am Merium. I am not to be ignored. I am wondering
what can I do this evening to contribute, to become one with you. I am not
jealous, my dear, but I am impressed with your new infatuation with our
co-worker, Alkanon. I have known him for a long time. As a matter of fact, I
knew him first (group laughter), so there.</P>
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<P align=justify>Hunnah:</B> Merium, thank you for coming through Gerdean this
evening. My human vessel has been tested sorely this evening and I did want to
hear from you. An interesting thing that you said, that you met him first,
amuses me because I related to him, his essence, as I would yours. You are
far-out guys! (Laughter) and you're not heavy, you're so light, and when he came
through this -- as powerful as it was -- it was a lightness of coming and
because of the way you come through for me, I related a similarity there and I'm
glad that everybody's been enjoying all so much. We're going to have quite a
gang here after while, especially when these other guys get rolling -- we'll
have a real fire going.</P>
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<P align=justify>TOMAS:</B> We have some great bonfires, indeed.</P><B>
<P align=justify>Hunnah:</B> Bring the marshmallows, that's right.</P>
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<P align=justify>TOMAS:</B> Pep talks that go on into the night as the waves
wash up on the shore and the fire burns low and the embers are hot. Yes, some
great discourse takes place in these late night communions under the stars in
company with the friends in faith. </P>
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<P align=justify>Hunnah:</B> Can I ask just a little light question here?</P><B>
<P align=justify>TOMAS:</B> Surely.</P>
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<P align=justify>Hunnah:</B> We were -- Gerdean is considering an evening for
stillness, and I want to continue the sessions that we have, so be patient with
us please while we figure out what we're doing. We could be meeting every other
night of the week to have dancing classes with you people -- pardon me, you
wonders. Please help us to graciously work out something that will be for
everyone. I hope we'll be responsive.</P>
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<P align=justify>MERIUM:</B> I think that what we could do under the
circumstances -- and this is Merium -- is invite a social architect in to visit
with you. You know Damalia is a social architect who has visited more than once
and he has often wanted you to adopt a group project that he could help with,
and so perhaps this is one of those group projects that he might like to help,
hobnob with, or direct. I will put in a request for Damalia's assistance and
overcare if that would please you.</P>
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<P align=justify>Hunnah:</B> That would indeed. Sounds good.</P>
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<P align=justify>MERIUM:</B> Then let us anticipate that he will respond to the
request and sometime between now and then he will be making his rounds and
contacting you each with some tidbit of insight and enthusiasm. When these come
to your mind, do share them with each other. At the very least, be certain to
jot them down, but better you keep them alive and share them as they are
received, even if they sound bizarre, perhaps they are just one of the pieces of
the puzzle that when put together will create quite the game plan.</P>
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<P align=justify>Well, I am glad that I had an opportunity to take part in your
evening's festivities. It has been a party; it has been rich. I return the
platform to Tomas for his final comments. I look forward to seeing you in a
couple days if not before. My love to you all. Good night.</P>
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<P align=justify>TOMAS:</B> And I too am on my way out the door. I am in the
neighborhood, however, children, and always glad to have a late night chat with
you if you are inclined. I, too, look forward to seeing you soon -- Thursday for
sure. Be well. Be happy. Be. Farewell.</P>
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<P align=justify>Group:</B> Thank you.</P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>