 We hear so much about the truth. What it is. what it can do. “The truth will set you free”, is a common phrase or, “the truth is out there”, but where? And how does anyone know if they found the truth anyway? And if they do, what will they do with it? Perhaps join a group to help confirm if they are correct? And then get others to convert to their ideas? Or kill in the name of it? And what does freedom exactly mean? That’s another term left for the individual to decide for themselves. After all where one persons freedom begins, another persons freedom ends.
What if you discovered the truth, but then found it was wrong? Was it the truth? Or are you being tested to see where you are at with your own inner knowing? That ‘god’ could look you in the eyes and say you are wrong, but you have such a strong inner knowing that you say, “no god, you are wrong. This is my truth...” That’s a bold idea to those whose beliefs only know god to be the One, and the almighty creator. Brave move or not, everyone is correct. Some are strong with this understanding, and others need confirmation. Group mentality is a way for humanity to confirm what the truth is for them. People work well in numbers, and they like to have confirmation. It’s also a nice way to have bake sales, pizza parties, and an occasional date night. They have an affinity towards a common understanding of life and what the truth means to them. They can live together accordingly in peace for the most part. It’s only when introducing another truth is when disagreements, arguing, and misunderstandings happen. New ideas and understandings make people feel vulnerable and angry. They also find themselves acting in ways that are counteractive to their own spirituality and beliefs. For instance, killing others to prove that killing is wrong. We run into paradox. So, in reality there is not one truth, but many, it’s endless. This is also why humanity is fighting for world peace. Do you notice the word ‘fighting’ here? Endless wars occur for this truth agreement. The only thing coming to an agreement on is disagreement, and allowing the world to be chaotically diverse. Nothing changes, but the tiring effort to try making it otherwise. What if humanity is collectively expecting a perfectly peaceful world? An objective reality based on a concept that everyone will be at peace with each other some day? This sounds like a perfect recipe for a let down, and an unreasonable expectation to have on anyone. No wonder world peace hasn’t happened yet. Why so much pressure for perfection? There is nothing wrong with the world, and the search for truth is an inside job. When the individual begins to work outside the ‘All That Is’, with a complete understanding of the multidimensionality of creation, they are truly living universal, or in sync with ‘unity’ consciousness. Some call it a ‘Christ consciousness’ as well. Where it’s not meant as a man named Jesus Christ, but a state of being. A state of allowing the self and then in turn doing so for others. Once the truth is felt in every fiber of ones being it’s a permanent happening, like how a tattoo goes deep through the layers of the epidermis. It’s not something that you ever return from or forget about. Every action you take from that point on is filtered through your inner knowing. Some call it a ‘soul voice’. But, that brings in an idea of soul and to some that is a belief not in resonance with their inner truth. It doesn’t matter, everyone has their experience with this happening. There is a universal truth, but one must find it within their own confine. This is what was said countless times by so many wise individuals throughout the ages, and still stands the test of time felt inside each and every one of us. TRUTH IS AN INSIDE JOB written by Muriel Shickman 4.20.19 ***Muriel is an Author and Shaman. She provides life coaching/healing services (long distance or in-person). As a new energy creator, she shares her experiences of self-realization through articles, books, and online webinars/live events. Find her on Amazon Author Central to check out her books and free articles. Soul Ship: A Personal Account of Embodied Enlightenment is available in full-color as ebook and paperback. Visit: www.murielshickman.com for more information.
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 We look at the clock but it doesn’t seem to match the time of day, or the feel of it. One hour could seem like an entire day, where as the next could seem like a minute. The calendar on the wall tells us what day, month, and year it is, yet that doesn’t feel accurate either. I talk to many people about this and they have their own experiences with this phenomenon. These stories of the time of day and seasons seeming off are light on the spectrum when compared to someone physically going through another physical object and landing completely intact on the other side of the event with complete awareness of what took place. I’ve heard it all.
I’m fascinated by all these experiences, and one that holds my interest is the commercial airliner that disappeared back in 2014. It’s one of the biggest aviation mysteries in recent times. Lately, the news has been announcing the families who are suing Boeing for a recent crash, yet no one ever talked about the people that never came back from disappearing five years ago. That was my immediate thought when I heard about this lawsuit about the crash. I then remembered a Shamanic Journey I ventured on to investigate for myself. Come to find out the plane didn’t disappear at all. It landed and everyone arrived safely to their destination. Except, this is the odd thing... It didn’t happen ‘here’ in this timeline. Perhaps that is why there was no need for the families to sue or have a reaction. In this reality, there was no event that actually happened. But the paradox here is, how can documentation exist? It doesn’t. That’s guaranteed. When parallel realities come together it can be confusing if there is any kind of awareness to it without proper understanding. This sounds preposterous to our normal comprehension of time and space, and our capabilities of current time travel. That recent plane crashed because the fluctuation in Schumann Frequency, and this will not be the only ‘accident’ in aviation before the new technology replaces the old. And, that wasn’t the only plane that has disappeared in recent times. It’s happening all the time, out of time. So, the question changes to, ‘what is happening to consciousness?’ Apply this merging of timelines to the self. When different aspects of past, future lives and parallel ones come into this one it can be confusing without proper understanding of consciousness and the way multidimenionality works. What occurs on the inside, manifests on the out. If you want to know what is happening to time, look at what is happening within yourself. WHAT IS HAPPENING TO TIME? written by Muriel Shickman 4.18.19 ***Muriel is an Author and Shaman. She provides life coaching/healing services (long distance or in-person). As a new energy creator, she shares her experiences of self-realization through articles, books, and online webinars/live events. Find her on Amazon Author Central to check out her books and free articles. Soul Ship: A Personal Account of Embodied Enlightenment is available in full-color as ebook and paperback. Visit: www.murielshickman.com for more information.  This moment offers me clarity as I sit solid like a mountain. I breathe next to the mountain until we are one, but yet unique in our awareness. Observing from this viewpoint, which is from the higher mind perspective, we watch humanity quickly rush about their daily activities. Always doing, trying to get there faster. Like, once they arrive the urge to keep ‘getting there’ will go away. It never does and they continue at this pace that is unhealthy for their state of mind.
There are some who breathe next to the mountain and understand the space between these words. We are living in times that it's easier to access within the self, even among the chaos. Ten years ago, I wrote the song lyrics for "It's Only the Mountain" (see below) when I saw the metaphor and realized there is no point in concepts, or ideas. The reason why a mountain stands the test of time is because it does not concern itself with petty doings and does not struggle with the mental merry-go-round of trying for existence or arriving at it’s confirmation. We can live accordingly when we understand how nature is always speaking to us, especially a mountain. I sit here next to the mountain means so much to me. Yes, a multidimensional statement as all things are by nature. I withstand raging fires and floodwaters while remaining unscathed. I watch my nature cooperate with all that is without crumbling or towering over another. There is no need for power when you stand as tall as the mountain. I can see for miles at the top, from the higher mind. Yet, enjoy the meadows at my feet, and all the delights in between. Being, is a state of consciousness. You observe the mountain and it’s simply being. That’s all it is. Then, you are that awareness. Boring right? Perhaps it’s a good thing to undo and disengage from the noise for a short while. There will always be opportunity to go back in. It's a perpetual wheel in motion. “Yesterday seems like a dream to me But this moment seems so real, too It will be like a dream to me Tomorrow will be just the same Earth, Air, Fire, and Water Are the only things keeping me here with you Earth, Air, Fire, and Water Will slowly dissolve from me, one by one Until I’m nothing, and everything too I sit here next to the mountain It’s just me and the mountain I breathe next to the mountain Until only the mountain remains, it’s only the mountain.” ~Muriel Shickman 'It’s Only the Mountain' from the album The Further Shore (c) 2010) Enjoy the song. It was recorded in one take and it took the focus like a mountain to succeed with minimal flinching. It’s amazing to be in this state of being one with the moment and the music comes out as it should. The human will always have thoughts and analysis of the process and judgments on it’s perception of perfection. This goes with any creative process. With assistance from my sound engineer Chris, he added embellishments which added a brilliant color to the background... There are options listed below to listen and how you can show your support. The entire album can be found in several marketplaces, such as CD Baby and Amazon. You can listen for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZmicqk3bx0&feature=youtu.be Buy individual songs for $1 (entire album $9): https://www.amazon.com/Farther-Shore-Muriel-Shickman/dp/B00I8ABWKQ/ Purchase Lyric Book $6.95 paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Book-Lyrics-1992-2013-Muriel-Shickman/dp/1546391533 Celebrating 20 years! (1999-2019) I released my first self-titled folk music album in 1999. for more information, and links visit: http://www.murielshickman.com/music.html When Only the Mountain Remains: Being Solid and Present During Uncertain Times written by Muriel Shickman 4.16.19 ***Muriel is an Author and Shaman. She provides life coaching/healing services (long distance or in-person). As a new energy creator, she shares her experiences of self-realization through articles, books, and online webinars/live events. Find her on Amazon Author Central to check out her books and free articles. Soul Ship: A Personal Account of Embodied Enlightenment is available in full-color as ebook and paperback. Visit: www.murielshickman.com for more information.  Everything is a choice. You are not limited by circumstance. Ooh, I can feel the irritation stirring within a few of you, but you see? This place is not set up to show you the reason why at first, maybe it will. However, this is the whole point of the game, or the mystery to “why me!?!” Everybody comes to that question at some point, if not it’s not their experience to have now. Simple. It has nothing to do with those who are lucky or whatever clever idea the mind comes up with to make you feel sorry for yourself.
Here we are. Living. Whatever is going on in your life right now. This is life. Say it’s joyful at the moment with not a focus on anything else, or perhaps depression has crept over you in the past couple of hours or days, or you are enjoying something that you love so much an addiction has formed, or you may be keeping it at bay. What if right now things completely suck. What if that’s perfectly fine? What if whatever is happening exactly as it should be? “What if...?” is a great question in life because it opens all possibilities and creates space to choose experience, and there are no wrong choices. Wow! What a relief. So, what’s this whole “realizing the self” thing about anyway? I mean, isn’t that what everyone is doing at all times by simply being a human? Does it matter if one is enthralled in the experience without being aware they are aware or not? Not from my perspective. But then again, that’s my perspective and there are endless. But from this focal point, everyone is having a realization experience at all times. It simply depends on staying with the current one, or changing it and moving on. This not only takes the load off from trying and efforting into a better mood, a successful job or a thriving romance, or better yet attaining enlightenment, but leaves space to experience life without restriction or reservation. You know the golden rule, so what else is stopping you? Someone telling you that after you become enlightened or realized you wont smoke, or drink, swear, or party anymore? You won’t be “brought down” to that level? Like it’s a level that you are being brought down too? Beliefs run deep. They run real deep. Even when you think that you have none, check again, and then keep checking. I know there are those who think I am full of shit saying that I am realized, and those who have this complete opposite reaction, “oh, my goodness, wow! Muriel, that’s amazing”, like it’s something that only super heroes experience. But I know that is none of my business and I do not let any outside influence affect my inner knowing and guidance. If that was the case, I would hesitate every time I wrote an article like this. Ha! It’s amazing what we pick up on along the way, and it’s not even ours. You know when it happens to you. You know, the “big deal” that everyone is raving about these days… ascension, realization of self, embodied enlightenment? Perhaps you visualize yourself poofing into a ball of light and that’s when you will fully know. Well, good luck with that, and I suggest to have a good time along the way. You see? Because presence comes from within. And then the party begins! You want to experience all that the world is giving you to the utmost, you want to be as present as possible, you want to attain that which someone told you what that is? And what it all looks like? Well, I say to you now, enjoy your life with all that it is at every moment. Whatever you are doing. Your body will tell you when to move, when to drink water, when to relax and breathe. When to love yourself, and when to tell someone to fuck off. You can do all of the above and still be THAT you are trying to achieve. You want to meet the “aliens out there” or talk with the famous gurus of ages past? Perhaps you desire to sit in a parallel universe, or talk with an archangel, or simply go to the void? It's choice. You may say, “I want to get out of what I am doing, I can’t take it anymore. Then, I will be able to experience what you are talking about Muriel.” Change one thing. Do something that you haven’t done before, Something that you feel like you’ve been wanting to do but holding off. Now, some things like heroin addiction may throw you off a little, or the heaviness of suicidal thoughts. It’s all an experience. Say you suffer with diabetes, or you can’t seem to love yourself, or find the love of your life. Check in with yourself and if this is your truth than you will succeed at the very thing you are trying to figure out. No need to waver in your decision. If you have settled with the way things are, then they will be just that. So be it! What’s the problem then? Let yourself live that experience, until you change it. There are no problems and no solutions. if there are, it's a tango. Everything is a choice, and we are all living the experience we call life. Everything is a Choice: Living the Experience We Call Life written by Muriel Shickman 4.13.19 ***Muriel is an Author and Shaman. She provides life coaching/healing services (long distance or in-person). As a new energy creator, she shares her experiences of self-realization through articles, books, and online webinars/live events. Find her on Amazon Author Central to check out her books and free articles. Soul Ship: A Personal Account of Embodied Enlightenment is available in full-color as ebook and paperback. Visit: www.murielshickman.com for more information.  “If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there.” ~Lewis Carroll
In the famous story of Alice in Wonderland, the main Character (who is metaphorically you and me or anyone you see) falls asleep while resting by the river bank with her sister. As the narrative begins to unfold she ends up running after a rabbit carrying a pocket watch and finds herself entering ‘Wonderland’. However, that’s not what actually took place at all, as you know when you get to the end of the story-- you find this out. If not, then what do I mean by this? Well, Alice never had any of those adventures, never chased a rabbit down a hole, or got small and entered a keyhole only to find herself at a crazy “tea party”. Nor did she get chased by the wicked queen after painting the roses red. She never physically left the tree. You either agree with me at this point, or you are shaking your head and wondering if I’m the one who missed the point of the story. I absolutely get that viewpoint. She had a grand adventure and then woke up and realized she fell asleep. Every child knows that Alice merely went on an inner journey though her consciousness and met all her aspects (good, bad, clever, funny, mysterious, annoying, and downright pathetic). She traveled to places that actually exist, and woke up excited about what happened. But she physically didn’t go anywhere. Why is it that as people get older they lose touch with this fundamental understanding of themselves, and chalk it up to ‘just a dream’, or ‘i had the strangest dream’ last night? Like you have to physically travel somewhere out of the ordinary or at great distances for it to be considered ‘time traveling’ or anything of that nature. All of creation exists inside of us, we have an entire playground inside. Time and space are not separate from our own consciousness. Normal every day life becomes just that, normal. The imagination thrives on events changing, and expanding into different territories. We dream our soul home every night, but may not consciously act on the messages that come through. Life is but a dream, and dreams are as real as what takes place during daylight hours? In fact, the daytime always reflects the night, and vice versa. They play off each other like the predator and prey. Can’t have one without the other, just like death is half the part of life. We journey inward and have visions about ourselves and for our surroundings all the time. What we call magic is occurring around us in every moment. There are no ordinary happenings, ever. It’s all in the awareness. We have an image come to us while working, or standing in line at the Postal Office, but may not think anything of it. But these signs are always speaking to us, which are really our own manifestation, and our own creation talking. As within, so without, and vice versa. Everything on the out, is on the in. Apply that to whatever is happening in your life right now. It’s interesting how science just revealed the first image of a black hole while the consciousness movement and self realized individuals are coming out in great numbers like never before. In sync. So much is happening everywhere! Why as adults do we find it strange or something foreign to do... Shamanic journeying, guided imagery, having day and night time visions, are all the same. Dreams are our true home (day dreaming, or falling asleep and having a night time dream). You are constantly dreaming yourself back home. You won’t go home when you die. You go in, and that is where home is. Instead of saying “go to the light”, it’s “go to the crown Chakra”, ha! It comes to you. Like the cosmos out “there”. All those NASA photos you see of stars and planets, and outer space activity are all inside you, and me, and everyone you see. There is no “out there”. It’s an individual happening when the Soul is ready. This doesn’t mean you won’t be surprised by outer events or be in awe when you see a beautiful sunset, or picture of a super nova. Gnosis is the inner knowing of being God while simultaneously being surprised by everything. You will indeed appreciate and feel much more. It’s a joy to see yourself in all that is. Alice woke up and was a changed person, because she knew it was real. She knew she existed there and here. “I exist! And so do you!”, she ended up telling that silly rabbit who kept chasing the Sun. Perhaps you don’t remember your dreams, or feel you are the type that never has, nor will. Or you did, and feel they may never come back again. Like any athlete that relies on their muscles for strength and endurance, so do we when we venture inside the self through the multiverse of creation. We utilize our psychic muscles, and it takes some practice or an opening. There are many things you can do to enhance all of this, or simply reading this article will also assist in your remembering. My writing has that affect. This same strengthening applies to anything that we do for our inner journeying. It takes time, and then you find the opening happens, and you begin to remember yourself. There are places that do not exist until you get there. You will continue to chase your dreams, until you realize they have been chasing you the entire time. After all, you created them. I love applying Lewis Caroll’s brilliant creation here, and his own inner journeying that he brought to the world as a metaphor to how we don’t physically go anywhere to find the self. Maybe three inches, if you’re lucky, haha! Wherever you go, there you are. Your own inner workings are the very means to travel and understand all of creation, which is essentially your own Godhead. Everything is dreaming itself into existence all the time. We all dream well, and we all die successfully. LIFE IS BUT A DREAM: Understanding creation through self-awareness and conscious experiences in dreams, journeys, and visions written by Muriel Shickman 4.11.19 ***Muriel is an Author and Shaman. She provides life coaching/healing services (long distance or in-person). As a new energy creator, she shares her experiences of self-realization through articles, books, and online webinars/live events. Find her on Amazon Author Central to check out her books and free articles. Soul Ship: A Personal Account of Embodied Enlightenment is available in full-color as ebook and paperback. Visit: www.murielshickman.com for more information. |
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