“What therefore God has united (joined together), let not man separate or divide.” (Mark 10:9)

We and God are one.

“You have said truly that He is One, and there is no other but Him.” (Mark 12:32)

“For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days on earth are a shadow.” (Job 8:9)

and…

“These are a shadow of the things that are to come; the substance belongs to Christ.” (Colossians 2:17)

There’s a lot of talk today about going deep within, and that’s a good thing, it’s something we should all be doing on a regular basis; however, like most spiritual things in today’s world, this idea has become over complicated, I mean for real, how do you even go deep within yourself?

“Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth in a parable (in instruction by numerous examples); I will utter dark sayings of old [that hide important truth]” - (Psalms 78:1-2 AMP)

There is one big question that we all must answer in life, and the sooner we answer this question, the sooner we can begin negotiating our reality. It makes no difference how old we are or what our circumstances are, we’re all in this together.

There’s a crazy little story in the Bible about a man named “John The Baptist”. This guy lives in the wilderness, he wears animal skins for clothes, he eats locusts and wild honey, and he cries out all day long saying “Make a clear path for the Lord!”

“I and the Father are one” (John 10:30)

In other words, our higher self and lower self are one. This life, as we are living it, is simply our higher self having a temporary lower experience here on earth. This is why prayer is necessary, it is the channel by which divine guidance travels from the higher to the lower.

“Be not unequally yoked together with unbelievers…” (2 Corinthians 6:14)

Growing up in church we were taught that this scripture was referring to having relationships with non-Christians.

“Is not this the Carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here among us?

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” (Psalms 46:1)

“The universe is mental, held in the Mind of THE ALL”. (The Kybalion)

God, (our higher self, higher mind) is our refuge and strength, a very present help in times of trouble.

“For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of a calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self control.” (2nd Timothy 1:7)

This is who you really are,

“…because as He is, so are we in the world.” (1st John 4:17)

This promise is a key component for negotiating reality, we must know that we are Him in this world.

“Nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed.” (2nd Timothy 1:12)

There is a world of difference between “believing” and “knowing.”

“If we walk in the light as He is in the light we have fellowship with one another.” (1st John 1:7)

Walking in the light simply means living with the awareness that underneath our surface layers we are all eternal beings of light.

Have you ever looked at a packet of seeds? On the front there is always a picture of the fully grown plants, flowers, vegetables or trees; these pictures are there so you know what to expect after you plant the seeds.

“God is light.” (1st John 1:5)

and…..

“You are the light of the world.” (Matthew 5:14)

The mystical writers of the Bible tell us that God is light, and they also tell us that we are light. One and the same.

“Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life.” (Matthew 6:25)

In order to help us grasp what the mystical writers of the Bible are trying to tell us here, we can read the verse like this “Therefore I say unto you, Take no NEGATIVE thought for your life.

“He must increase, but I must decrease.” (John 3:30)

When we understand that Jesus Christ is our own wonderful human imagination it changes everything, and this verse shows us the number one thing we need to do if we want to live a fulfilled and satisfying life.

“Yes, only God knows whether I was in my body or outside my body…..” (2nd Corinthians 12:3 NLT)

Out of body experiences or astral projection is sometimes looked at as woo-woo or something only new-agey type people are into; and this is unfortunate, because it’s an amazing tool that we can use to help us negotiate our reality, and it’s actually a biblical concept.

Come on in, pull up a chair and let’s shoot the bull, but don’t spill the beans, and don’t have a cow!

Break a leg, give em’ hell, it’s raining cats and dogs out here!

Let’s address the elephant in the room now that the cat’s outta the bag.