the secret of the ascent

The quote in my last post talked about the spiritual path as one of letting go of the blockages to our True Essence or the Presence of God within us.  I was having difficulty letting go of a situation this week and I decided to re-read chapter 8 of The Untethered Soul "Let go now or fall."  This chapter talks about how our blockages are all linked to fear.

We cling to how we want life to be or think life should be because of fear. "You try to create a world that doesn't stimulate your fears." (The Untethered Soul, p. 71)

"Life creates situations that push you to your edges, all with the effect of removing what is blocked inside of you." (TUS, p. 73)

"The purpose of spiritual evolution is to remove the blockages that cause you fear."  (TUS, p. 73)

"Life is surrounding you with people and situations that stimulate growth...You only have to be willing to open your heart in the face of anything and everything, and permit the purification process to take place." (TUS, p. 74)

It is possible to live without fear.  All problems would disappear if we had no fear.

To let go "First you must be aware that there is something within you that needs to be released. You must then be aware that you, the one who notices the stuff coming up, are distinct from what you're experiencing."  (TUS, p. 75)  Let go from the seat of the witness.

I have been practicing this...feeling into discomfort, setting the intention to let go of what needs to be released, putting my awareness on the observer/witness self, relaxing my body and allowing the blockage or stored energy to be released.  In one of the situations as I was feeling the fear and relaxing, the fear informed me that I need to make a change in a situation that I was involved with.  I had taken on something at work that was not mine to do and the fear informed me that I needed to say "no."  

In other situations the feelings moved through me as I moved my awareness to the observer self and set the intention to let them go.  And in some other situations it was much harder to let go.

I am doing a year-long intensive with the Evolutionary Collective (Patricia Albere) and this work focuses on letting go completely into the unknown...trusting Divinity to guide, support, and catch us when we let go.  I have set the intention to let go and fall into the abyss of Divine Love so that Spirit can use me for God's will, not my own.  This can be a challenge as my blockages arise and cause me discomfort.   It requires moment by moment dedication to letting go of the personal will and accepting divine will...it is a process that is well worth the effort.    

"If you let go, and permit the purification process to take place inside, that blocked energy will be released.  When it's released and allowed to flow up, it becomes purified and merges back into your center of consciousness.  This energy then strengthens instead of weakening you.  You begin to go up and up, higher and higher, and you learn the secret of the ascent.  The secret of the ascent is to never look down-always look up...No matter what goes on below, open your heart and let it go." (TUS, p. 78)