THE PLAY OF LIGHT AND DARK #4

If we ignore or discount the very real and constant threat of negative forces, we do so at our peril. We must be vigilant, a difficult task in itself because of our nature which tends to be complacent and lazy when things are going well and critical and dissatisfied when not. 

We are easily lured from the path of wonder and gratitude, straying from the way of true joy.

Look carefully to what you aspire, cherish and guard so as not to squander your gifts nor lose your heritage.

A paradox - a template for spiritual perfection

 The sacred and profane, light and the dark, good and evil, positive and negative are all part of God’s creation. Finding the middle way between the light and the dark is where our work lies - to coexist and balance the polarities but not assimilate the negative. It’s not what challenges us that counts it is what we do with it.

The dark forces do not obey the law of free will. They may seem to have an advantage but love is more powerful than fear and will prevail, although it may take longer to manifest.

If the burden were taken away the lesson would not be there, coping with it, is what is important and is what will count.

We are continually being tested -not about how much we know or how well we perform but that our trust, our love and our faith are being always tested at unexpected times in often unrecognized guises.

The higher we ascend up our energetic and vibrational hierarchy, the more active and devious the tricksters get. This has been called a Costly Compliment. Metaphorically we have enlisted in the "Spiritual Special Forces." The dark will now test us even more tenaciously. Ancient wisdom teaches us to be respectful of the dark forces but not to align with them. Its best not to offer a challenge which will cause them to up their anti. 

You are free always to change course at any time or place; if you were not, there would be no challenge, no discovery, no victory, no fulfillment.

“There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hands. You seek problems (challenges) because you need their gifts.” Richard Bach 

Sometimes the forces of light allow us to be challenged by the opposition to test our free will.

What is the difference between your experience of existence and that of a saint? The saint knows that the spiritual path is a sublime chess game with God and that the Beloved has just made a fantastic move…” Hafiz

Those still committed to and tempted by the lower energy centers – chakras or sephirot (Tree of Life) need fear little opposition from the dark since they are not on the path of transformation. Those committed to the dark will be supported by the dark. Those seeking the light will be challenged according to their progress and determination.

I was in the woods one day listening to some trees. One of them whispered to me that the higher the branches into heaven the deeper the roots into hell.

 The higher we ascend up the Tree of Life or the Chakra system the more we will be opposed. The interference will be maximal when we get close to the Crown. 

The dark forces use water to cool our desire to do good and fire to heat our desire to do evil. Our guides and ancestors use water to cool our desire to do evil and fire to heat our desire to do good.

These factors are a reproach to the dark forces and will challenge them to act out against any adversaries working in the light.

Factors that the Dark Forces cannot Tolerate

A high resolve for “Becoming” (enlightenment.)

Practitioners who have subordinated; shadow to the inclination to do good, ego to the higher Self, Narrow mind to Spacious mind and  tricksters to their guides.

A lofty purpose and commitment toward the higher Self and the light. Those who are helping others with spiritual transformation and healing and sometimes those that are receiving it.

Those with a strong spiritual practice who have secured a place in the higher vibrational realms after death.

Those who have thwarted their challenges or undone their dark arts may have to face even more taxing interference.

If you have many guides and are greatly beloved you will have many dissuaders and be greatly envied.

 

 Factors that enhance the power of the dark forces.

 

Denial of their existence so that they can work unopposed.

Fear. The only thing to fear, is fear itself. They win if we submit to fear.

Over or underestimation of their power.

Offering a challenge.

Our anger, doubt, confusion or pride.

Our abandoning hope, belief or trust when under attack.

 Impatience.

Doubt, complacency, laziness, resignation and a giving up.

The many helpers on the planet that are willing to do their work (and thus reap the benefits of their power at the expense of others.)

Never be disrespectful of the dark forces, neither underestimate their power nor over-estimate your own in dealing with them. Avoidance when possible is best.

Never offer a challenge.

Treating the dark forces respectfully is God’s own way of acknowledging them.

...Doubt, confusion and dismay are often the most telling signs that you are under attack.

Anything that deters spiritual growth that subverts belief or understanding that we have the power to reveal light you may be sure is the dark forces at work.