Grow Corn

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Grow Corn

“My teacher always said, ‘Alberto, we are here not only to grow corn but to grow Spirits.’” -Alberto Villoldo

Native Americans call corn “maize”. Corn is an English word meaning “ears of growth” and in Europe can refer to any grain.

“Does it grow Corn?” is a phrase based on Native American philosophy. It means that if what you are doing isn’t making your life and the lives of others around you better, then why do it? Corn is sustenance and survival. Ask yourself when you are about to do something if it “grows Corn”. Is what you are doing going to contribute in some way? “Is it growing Corn?” is a question you can ask about any aspect of your life. If the answer is “yes”, continue. If it “doesn’t grow Corn” don’t do it.

Copyright © 2014 Drake Bear Stephen. Except where acknowledged. http://www.DrakeInnerprizes.com

What is The Truth?

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I began keeping a journal when I was 16 years old. I still have them and periodically go back and look at them. I am always struck at how many times I wrote about finding the Truth, as if there was some great illusive mystery being kept from me and it was my personal quest to uncover this secret Truth. Now, in my later years I have come to realize that it is personal perspective that makes something true and each person has his/her own unique perspective.

There are over 38,000 denominations of Christianity and at least 10,000 other religious faiths in the world. Each one of them believes their interpretation of the Universe is the Truth. But there is not only One Truth. There are as many Truths as there are people on the planet. The Truth is not what someone interprets for you. It is what you find in your own Soul. So find your Truth and then honor it. For honoring your Truth is what integrity is built on.

But also be respectful of other people’s Truths, even if they seem so far away from yours. Their path is their own and yours is not the same.

10 people can watch an event and there will be 10 different versions of what happened because each person has a unique perspective that comes from past experiences, present emotions, and basic beliefs. There won’t be only one correct person of the 10, they will all be correct. Why? Because each of us sees what we are meant to see for our own growth. It is as if each one of us has a personal movie screen on which the world plays out its scenes specifically for each one of us.

Even though Truth is different for everyone because it’s dependent on how each of us perceives, it’s our integrity that impacts how we perceive Truth.

“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not a truth.” –Marcus Aurelius

“The search for truth is more precious than its possession.” -Albert Einstein

“Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.” –Gandhi

“The process of learning anew is more the process of unlearning that which is not true.” –Paul V. Johnson

“The truth of a thing is the feel of it, not the think of it.” –Stanley Kubrick

“We cannot know the truth by what seems to be true from a single point of view.” -Christian Larson

“Truth only reveals itself when one gives up all preconceived ideas.” -Shoseki

“There is no truth. Only points of view.” –Dame Edith Stilwell

“Truth is not determined by majority vote.” -Doug Gwyn

“Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding the truth.” -Ludwig Borne

“Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world disagrees with it.” -Maimonides

Copyright © 2014 Drake Bear Stephen. Except where acknowledged. http://www.DrakeInnerprizes.com

Feeling Stuck? Feeling Blocked?

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Blocked, Stuck

“The place where you are right now Spirit circled on a map for you.” -Hafiz

Feeling stuck? Just because you aren’t moving, it doesn’t mean you are stuck. Just because you’re not moving forward, it doesn’t mean you are moving backward.

If you were truly stuck you wouldn’t be aware of it. However, many of us feel very stuck at times. It simply means we are aware that it’s time to move.

Stuckness needs to be reframed as a resting plateau, a place of rejuvenation we need in order to prepare ourselves for the next zoom period. Like a caterpillar that needs incubation time before it flies as a butterfly, we all need rest between intense growth periods. So if you’re feeling stuck or blocked, consider that you are in a short dormant period waiting to pop into something new, exciting, and big!

There is nothing to sweat or fret, this dormant period will shift when the timing is perfect for you. The Universe is created in a way that you are always exactly where you are supposed to be at any given moment in time.

Copyright © 2014 Drake Bear Stephen. Except where acknowledged. http://www.DrakeInnerprizes.com

Spiritual Bypass

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Spiritual Bypass

Spiritual Bypass is a term first coined by psychologist John Welwood in 1984. It is the use of spiritual practices and beliefs to avoid dealing with painful feelings, unresolved wounds, and developmental needs.

Ways in which people create spiritual bypass are:

• Holding the value of spirituality above all else.
• Premature or insincere forgiveness of self and others.
• Intellectualizing spirituality. Learning the lingo but not walking the talk.
• Being spiritually obsessed and blindly submitting to spiritual authorities.
• Using spiritual practices to keep one from fully expressing one’s true self.
• Hiding superficiality, judgment, or hypocrisy behind a façade of spirituality.
• Use of spiritual beliefs to repress emotions, detach, numb, and avoid anger.
• Advocating unconditional love but not being able to express it on a personal level.
• Using judgment and comparison to express spiritual narcissism and self-delusion.
• Rejecting “negative” emotions because such an expression is against one’s spiritual belief.
• Use of spiritual beliefs to avoid personal responsibility, sexual desires, or being prosperous.
• Use of spiritual beliefs to create faux bliss, over-emphasize the positive, create blind compassion, or exaggerate kindness.

By avoiding true authenticity and personal growth, which most times is very painful, we perpetuate blocks and barriers to true spiritual transformation.

However, in almost all of the spiritual motivational material we read (and today we are reading it on a daily basis on social media sites, such as Facebook) we get the message that “negative” emotions are unhealthy for ourselves and the planet. However, it’s important to realize that turning them off, repressing them, or negating them is not the solution. Experiencing them, clearing them, and healing them is the answer. Doing personal work is how we raise our vibration. Every feeling that we experience is legitimate and has purpose and therefore should be honored. This is how we remain holistic and human.

True spirituality isn’t reading about it in books or attending services once a week. It is a 24 hour a day, 7 days a week attitude and awareness.

Suggestions for insuring you are not in spiritual bypass:

1. To your own self, be true! My mantra is: Know Yourself. Love Yourself. Be Yourself. Share Yourself. Those are the steps that will give you full self-empowerment.
2. Getting professional help. There are many different sources from which you can choose someone who you resonate with. Examples are: life coach, spiritual adviser or mentor, counselor, healer, shaman, or therapist. Being able to share your authentic self with someone else in a safe and sacred space will greatly assist you in identifying and clearing your shadow side.

Want to read more? Try Spiritual Bypassing: When Spirituality Disconnects Us from What Really Matters by Robert Augustus Masters.

Copyright © 2014 Drake Bear Stephen. Except where acknowledged. http://www.DrakeInnerprizes.com

Preparing for Ascension: Transitioning to a Luminous Body

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Ascension, Chakra Cleaning, Energy Body, Grounding & Protection, Light Body, Luminous Body, Merkaba

How important it is to keep the energy body healthy? Not only is it important while we are on Earth, but it will be the only vehicle we have after ascension and after we die. Moving into the Luminous Body is the next step in our evolution.

“Luminous” means radiating or reflecting light; shining or bright. Our energetic body is a luminous body. It is the vehicle for traveling to other dimensions. The Luminous Body will be our mode of transport in the Ascension from 3^rd density to 4^th density.

The Luminous Body is our energy body. Donna Eden, in her book Energy Medicine, has identified 11 energy systems in the body. The ones most familiar to us are: the aura, the chakras, and the meridians.

The Luminous Body is can be called by other names as well: the Energy Body, the Spirit Body, the Rainbow Body, Luminous Energy Field, the Subtle Body, and the Light Body. It appears in many different cultures as well.

• In Tibet and China there are more than 160,000 documented cases of people transforming into the Rainbow Body, a light body that is capable of walking different dimensions, through meditation.
• Indian and Tibetan mystics documented the existence of the Luminous Body thousands of years ago describing it as an aura or halo around the physical body. It can be seen as a golden halo around the head or body in artwork of the Buddha, Christ, and Pachacutek.
• Native American legends speak of persons who shimmered in the night as if lit by an inner fire.
• Amazon shamans believe that a rainbow body is acquired when all the chakras are cleared. By clearing the chakras, you raise the frequency so that the 7 colors of the rainbow radiate. Acquiring a rainbow body allows you to journey to the Spirit world, assist others in their healing, and allows you to die consciously.
• Alberto Villoldo, from his work with the Peruvian Laika, informs us about the Luminous Energy Field (LEF), which surrounds the physical body and informs it. The LEF exists since before the beginning of time and endures throughout infinity. The LEF itself is outside of time but manifests in time by creating physical bodies lifetime after lifetime.

Here is a chart that compares attributes of our current physical body with those of the luminous body:

HOMO-SAPIENS	HOMO-LUMINOUS
Has Form	Is Formlessness
Exists in Linear Time	Exists in Timelessness
Composed of Dense Matter	Composed of Energy as Light
Subject to External Laws	Motivated from Within
Separate Ego Identity	Connected Oneness Identity
Competes	Cooperates
Predictable & Habitual	Spontaneous
Struggle, Pain, & Dis-ease	Joy, Miracles, & Wholeness

The Merkaba, which is the sacred geometry of our light body, is our vehicle of ascension. Mer means Light, Ka means Spirit, and Ba means Body. The Hebrew word “merkabah” means “chariot” The symbol of the Merkaba is twin tetrahedrons. Coincidentally (or not), the tetrahedron is the symbol for the element of fire. The Merkaba is the energy body surrounded by counter-rotating fields of light, which can transport the energy body from one dimension to another.

Tashira Tachi-Ren, in What is Light Body?, describes 12 levels of activation for the Light Body, each level requiring integration physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually.

Here are 2 simple daily exercises to assist your physical and energetic bodies:

CHAKRA CLEANSING

Just like taking a shower and brushing your teeth in the physical body, the chakras of the energetic body need attention every day. In addition you can perform the technique shown in the picture whenever you are feeling a bit off or have just taken a “direct hit” to your body.

GROUND & PROTECT

An important part of keeping your body healthy is developing a daily practice of grounding and protection. As you are dressing for the day, wrap your body in an energetic bubble of protection. Ground to Mother Earth to become a lightning rod that allows unwanted energies to run right through you, leaving you safe and protected.

For further reading about the energy body, order my free e-article “Integrating the Energy Body and the Physical Body” at www.DrakeInnerprizes.com/soulstore.htm. Also, I am offering a workshop in March on getting to know your Energy Body.

MAINTAIN A DAILY PRACTICE OF ENERGY MEDICINE EXERCISES

One of the easiest ways to develop a daily practice is to purchase and use Donna Eden’s Energy Medicine Kit (available for purchase on Amazon or at http://www.theinnersourcestore.com/the-energy-medicine-kit/). This kit provides a daily energy medicine practice of various exercises that is documented in a book, demonstrated on a DVD, available on an audio CD, and illustrated on energy medicine cards. These exercises include movements, pressure point massages, and breathwork.

Copyright © 2014 Drake Bear Stephen. Except where acknowledged. http://www.DrakeInnerprizes.com

The Ascension

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Ascension, The Shift

The Ascension is called by many other names such as: The Shift, The Golden Age, and The Age of Aquarius. What is meant when people say that we are ascending, is that Earth is moving from 3D (3rd dimension) to 5D (5th dimension) consciousness.

There is much happening at this time on Earth. It would seem that much of what is happening is creating this energetic vortex of possibility for The Ascension to take place. Some of these happenings are: polar shifts, changes in global weather and climate (not just on Earth but on all the planets in our solar system), DNA activations, and galactic alignments.

The Ascension began at the Harmonic Convergence, which occurred on Aug 16, 1984. This is when an exceptional alignment of 8 planets in our solar system were aligned in an unusual configuration called a grand trine.

The next significant date of The Ascension occurred on Dec 21, 2012. This was the end of a 5,125-year cycle of Maya calendar.

Some Ascensionists believe that the Age of Aquarius actually began 1½ years after Dec 21, 2012, which was on Jun 21, 2014.

Edwin Bernbaum, author of The Way to Shambhala, says that the Golden Age will come when the Sun, Moon, and Jupiter all meet in the same quadrant as the Tishya constellation, which occurred on Jul 26, 2014.

Additionally, some Ascensionists believe that the shift will take at least 36 years from Dec 21, 2012, so will not be near completion until Dec 21, 2048. It makes sense that The Ascension will take years because we are at the end of a 26,000 year cycle. An event of a day or even a few years wouldn’t even register on a scale that large. (To learn more about this 26,000 year cycle and all of the galactic changes that are occurring, read The Synchronicity Key by David Wilcock.)

It is theorized that when a certain critical mass of a species learns something, the information is suddenly transferred into the consciousness of every member of the race. This is known as the hundredth monkey theory. Ascensionists believe that once a critical mass of people reach the level of ascension, then the rest of the species can automatically ascend in what is called a global ascension, creating of a golden age on Earth. So, kind of, in a way, whether you believe it’s happening or not, it’s happening.

A part of The Ascension process will involve the physical body morphing into the energy body. The Merkabah will be our Light body. Our bodies will transition from homo-sapiens to homo-luminous beings. (In other posts I will be writing about the energy body and how to prepare your body for Ascension.)

Here is a list of Ascension Symptoms that you may already be experiencing. There is no reason to fear these but instead relax and go with the flow understanding what is happening to you as you prepare to evolve spiritually. Be gentle with yourself!

ASCENSION SYMPTOMS

1. Body Changes (not associated with any dis-ease diagnosed by Western medicine)

• Body aches, pains, and flu-like symptoms
• Disorientation, ungrounded, off balance, dizzy, being out of body, and accident prone
• Night sweats and hot flashes
• Heart palpitations
• Changes in sleeping and eating patterns

2. Social Changes

• Withdrawal from current and old relationships
• Increased introspection and introversion
• Job changes

3. Emotional Changes

• Sadness, depression, anxiety, and loneliness
• Crying for no reason
• Creativity bursts

4. Consciousness Changes

• Increased intuition, premonition, synchronicity, and psychic abilities
• More intense and lucid dreams
• Heightened sensitivity (of all senses)
• Increase in sensing and communicating with spirits

5. Spiritual Changes

• Activity at crown of head
• Yearning for more spiritual connection
• Clearing of Karma
• DNA activation
• Absorbing more light
• Longing to go “Home”

Copyright © 2014 Drake Bear Stephen. Except where acknowledged. http://www.DrakeInnerprizes.com

The Positive Feeling of Negative Ions

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Negative Ions

I always wondered why I love to visit waterfalls and the ocean, realizing that these places always made me feel better. And I always feel nervous and out-of-sorts during off-shore flows and the Santa Anas, which blow in Southern California in late summer and fall. I finally found an explanation for this phenomenon.

Negative ions are released at waterfalls, oceans, and in forests. Water and plants create over 50% of the negative ions produced naturally on Earth. Most outdoor places contain 1,200 to 4,000 negative ions per cubic centimeter. At Yosemite Falls, there are over 100,000 negative ions per cubic centimeter. A large number of negative ions in the air:

• stimulates the alpha brain waves
• increases serotonin levels
• delivers oxygen to the body’s cells
• creates elation and calming feelings
• expands awareness
• accelerates healing
• reduces stress and depression

Winds can contain a high percentage of positive ions. A large number of positive ions in the air:

• causes depression, tiredness, tension, and irritability
• causes migraines, nausea, and difficulty in breathing
• increases hospital admissions, suicides, and crime

Copyright © 2014 Drake Bear Stephen. Except where acknowledged. http://www.DrakeInnerprizes.com

What Level Are You Vibrating At?

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Energy, Frequency, Vibration

David Hawkins, in his book, Power vs. Force, has ranked the vibration level of qualities of mind on a scale of 1 to 1000. He used muscle testing to develop this. 200 is the critical point of consciousness where a person puts back as much energy into the world as they take out. A person who scores below 200 drains energy from the collective. 85% of the world’s population calibrates well below 200, but it is the counterbalancing power of the few individuals near the top that brings the current world average to 207. 4% of the population calibrates at 500 and above; only 0.4% reach 540, and a level of consciousness calibrating at 600 or above is only reached by 1 in 10 million. Therefore, the take-away from this is: Not only does how you feel affect yourself, but the entire world as well.

Judgment and victim mentality are both very low frequency levels of consciousness. If a soul vibrates at the frequency of a victim, it energetically draws to itself experiences that confirm it is a victim. Judgment creates separation, separation creates fear, and fear creates big problems. However, judgment and victim identification can be eliminated by remembering that we are the creators of our experiences. We all have pre-planned the lives we live and our lives have been birthed in love and wisdom.

David Wilcock, in The Synchronicity Key and The Source Field Investigations, says that it has been scientifically proven that a group of 7000 people meditating privately in one location on thoughts of love, peace, and happiness were able to reduce acts of terrorism, wars, crimes, fatalities, and economic suffering, worldwide, by 72%. All other factors, including cycles, trends, weather, weekends, and holidays, were ruled out. More than 50 different scientific studies have demonstrated this same effect. I am not sure how they proved it but the bottom line is that our positive thoughts have an effect on our lives and the lives of others as well. So yes, let us believe we are in a consciousness ascension. It just might be helping it happen.

Copyright © 2014 Drake Bear Stephen. Except where acknowledged. http://www.DrakeInnerprizes.com

Time

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Frequency, Time

Past, present, and future are labels we attach to vibrations of energy to help us differentiate our experiences. The past vibrates at a slower energy than the present and the future vibrates at a faster energy than the present. In order to consciously access these other dimensions, we would need to “tune” our awareness in just like tuning into a specific radio station. All of these energies are vibrating concurrently so technically you are living all of your lives, past, present, and future concurrently. Karma is the energetic wave that can affect all lives simultaneously.

Viewing time from this perspective allows us to see how past, present, and future lives really don’t exist however there can be a number of parallel lives happening concurrently. In addition, energy that is released through thoughts, emotions, and actions in any one of these lives, can affect any number of other parallel lives.

Space-time is the combination of space (3 dimensions) with time (the 4^th dimension) into one continuum. Both time and space are synchronized and vibrate in harmony. Einstein merged time with space in his theories of relativity. He said that the concept of time depends on the spatial reference frame of the observer. Viewing time from this perspective allows us to realize that time is not concrete but fluid based on the point of view and motion of the observer.

Time-space is the opposite dimension from space-time. In time-space you are fixed in space but can move all throughout time quite easily. In space-time, which we are now a part of, you are fixed in time but can move around quite easily in space. It is through visiting time-space that a complete view of a soul’s entire range of experiences, past, present, and future, can be seen. Time-space is the dimension that we go after we die to review the lessons that we learned in our lifetimes. It is also a dimension that can be visited by psychic vision.

The following table shows the differences between the two dimensions:

SPACETIME	TIMESPACE
Time is linear	Time is 3-dimensional
Physical Plane	Astral/Causal Plane
All geography exists simultaneously	All time exists simultaneously
1 dimension of Time	3 dimensions of Time
3 dimensions of Space	1 dimension of Space
Energy is in particle form	Energy is in wave form (fluid)
The force is gravity	The force is anti-gravity (levity)
Bodies are physical	Bodies are energy
Particles move slower than the speed of light	Particles move faster than the speed of light

To read more about the different types of Time, order a free copy of my e-article “Types of Time” at: www.DrakeInnerprizes.com/soulstore.htm

Copyright © 2014 Drake Bear Stephen. Except where acknowledged. http://www.DrakeInnerprizes.com

The Butterfly

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Butterfly, Symbol of Transformation & Reincarnation

The butterfly is a universal symbol of reincarnation, resurrection, rebirth, transformation, change, new beginning, freedom, celebration, luck, time, young love and the Soul because it represents the cycle of life in 3 stages:

The Caterpillar – Birth
The Chrysalis – Death
The Butterfly – Rebirth

There are many other symbolic meanings associated with the butterfly:

1. Ancient Mythology – Symbolizes wisdom and everlasting knowledge.
2. Ancient Greeks and some Russians – Souls of those who have passed away.
3. Mexicans – Monarch butterflies are seen as the returning souls of the deceased because they migrate there every year around the Day of the Dead.
   4. Greek Mythology – The soul’s undying love. Psyche (which means soul) takes the form of a butterfly and is forever bound to Eros (the Greek god of love) as they share a timeless passion.
4. Chinese – Long life, young love, marital bliss, and joy.
5. Mandarin Chinese – The word for butterfly is “hu-tieh”, “tieh” meaning “70” years, therefore butterflies have become a symbol for a long life. Also for young men in love.
6. Japanese – Personification of a human’s soul, marital bliss, and young maidens in love.
7. Irish – Souls of those who are waiting to pass through Purgatory.
8. Christianity – Rebirth and resurrection.
9. Western World – Freedom, fun, and joyous times.
10. Native American – Called upon for guidance in times of change. Also a sign of happiness. They believe that if you have a wish that you want to come true then you capture a butterfly and whisper the wish to her. Since butterflies make no sound, she can only tell the wish to the Great Spirit. After the wish is whispered to her she is set free and takes the wish up to the heavens to be granted.

Copyright © 2014 Drake Bear Stephen. Except where acknowledged. http://www.DrakeInnerprizes.com