Lessons from Harry Potter for These Tumultuous and Transitional Times: Lesson 10

The Dursleys make every attempt to keep Harry from receiving his letter from Hogwarts. Their attempts to keep him and his destiny apart eventually fail. We are meant to discover who we really are, what we are capable of, and follow our destiny in this lifetime. But this is not always a simple path to follow. For one thing, this way is not the prevalent way followed by the majority of people on the planet.

Most of us have been taught to fit in with the general opinion about what we and our lives are supposed to look and be like (status quo). Through very particular stylized marketing and training by all elements of society and all media forms, we are conditioned to focus on the physical plane rather than a spiritual quest. We can do both, actually. But the imbalances on the physical plane have become so great, that you have to be truly strong at your foundation to manage both at the same time, and do so in a way that doesn’t diminish you, but amplifies you as an expression of The One Source having a physical experience.

You may have found, like Harry did, that your immediate and extended family—whether innocently or not—did not encourage your creativity or intuition to flourish, did not encourage your inner power, did not encourage your personal relationship with The One Source (or that you and Source are NOT separate). They may not have explained to you that you’re on a spiritual quest the moment you arrive here, if not before. Then school, religion, and government added their programs into the mix. And if you demonstrated any special abilities that didn’t fit into the box they created for you, any or all of these entities were ready and willing to convince you that you were on the wrong path, or even punish you to keep you in the box.

Harry’s Hogwarts letter was not an invitation to attend, but an announcement that it was time for his quest to begin in earnest. Is it time for your spiritual quest to begin in earnest now? Considering all that’s going on in the world today, you might want to turn to your inner feelings (not logic) and learn what your answer is.

“Sometimes the answer to prayer is not that it changes life, but that it changes you.” 

– James Dillet Freeman

I invite you to read my article for this Friday’s issue (11.08.13) of State of Appreciation (my free online weekly newsletter) available at http://stateofappreciation.weebly.com/, where I will discuss making your life a spiritual quest in order to quiet the demanding, insecure ego. You’re welcome to subscribe (free) ahead of time so you receive a notice once the new issue is live. Just visit the subscribe page on the link provided here.

Lessons from Harry Potter for These Tumultuous and Transitional Times: Lesson 9

It’s Dudley’s eleventh birthday, and he’s counted the presents waiting for him, discovering there are just a few less than his prior birthday. Seeing her son about to have a full-on tantrum, Petunia Dursley promises to buy him two more presents when they take him out to celebrate, which appeases him—for the moment. What a contrast Dudley’s behavior is with Harry’s, when Harry receives his few presents at his first Christmas at Hogwarts.

How much is enough? Dudley never had enough. Harry didn’t concern himself overmuch about this; he did the best he could with the what-is of his life and moments. The answer to how much is enough is as individual as we are. And enough isn’t just about quantity, but is also about quality. Dudley received all manner of expensive gifts that he valued differently. Many were broken quite soon after he received them then discarded in the extra bedroom that held so much of his toys and so forth, having received over the years more than his own bedroom could contain. He could have shared these with Harry, but he didn’t.

Dudley believed he was entitled to more and more and more—very much a Status Quo Tick-Tock mindset. That he held little to no genuine appreciation for each item, and practiced waste, and had little to no genuine appreciation for the thought and cost that went into each purchase never disturbed him…because he believed he was entitled, as his parents and others of the same mindset had encouraged him to feel.

Harry, on the other hand, received gifts of true value and appreciated them as such: simple gifts that declared friendship—the biggest gift of all, as he’d never had friends before, much less people who were kind to him in his life (once he went to live with the Dursleys, that is); the gift of a knitted sweater with his initial on it, created specifically for him, one that all the Weasley children received, thereby establishing his place in their family and hearts; and a cloak of tremendous power that once was his father’s, which connected him to his father, mother, and heritage in deeply meaningful ways.

Status Quo Tick-Tock promotes rampant, mindless consumerism. It promotes wastefulness and creation of waste. It promotes feeling less if you aren’t able to purchase and consume as much as some. In the mindset of SQTT, unless you participate in this way, you’re deemed not very worthy or valuable, at least not to the SQTT system. To the Earth and The One Source and celestial beings that assist you, when you practice conscious awareness about this, you’re like the beautiful little flower growing near or within the junkyard or trash heap, at the start, that is. Eventually, you find yourself growing and flourishing in a beautiful field with other flowers, grasses, and trees.

We are not supposed to go without. Going without isn’t holy, not in a Universe of Infinite Abundance. We are meant to have enough that supports our having experiences we want or need, but from a deeper understanding of usage, re-usage, and recycling of the energy involved in this. We practice this well when we appreciate deeply everything that comes to us or ever did, especially because we understand the mystery and magic of the “tangible” coming to us from the field of the intangible—the field of Infinite Possibility we come from and exist within, as soon as we shed any belief that says we don’t, or that we’re limited. If everything in the Universe is yours to use, do you have to have it where you live, cluttering the space and gathering dust?

Dudley’s over-consumption mindset affected him in all manner of ways over time, whereas Harry stayed fleet of foot and mind. Dudley believed his value and worth were established by how much he had. Harry didn’t worry about his value and worth. Instead, he valued and knew the worth of what he had and had access to, revealed to him or underscored by his deep appreciation. Yes, he did discover his parents’ vault at Gringott’s Bank made him wealthy, but he told no one. He didn’t see it as anything that made him better than anyone else, nor did he flaunt it in any way. What he did was use it to meet his needs and some wants for the pleasure of the experiences, and to share with others in a non-infringing way. He used his wealth—and only as he really needed to—rather than let his wealth use him, just as he did in every aspect of his life.

Dudley suffered from a typical SQTT malady: self-importance. Harry, though wealthier in every possible sense, never did, even when he was aware of his history and his destiny as The Chosen One. He just got on with his life, faced and met his challenges as best he could, learned from his mistakes, followed through with his caring about others, and focused on what was important.

If you find yourself succumbing to the SQTT malady of self-importance, pause—maybe walk in nature, or watch birds from your window, or get up close to a flower and really look at it with a soft mind and energy. Do something that heals you of this malady and returns you to the humbleness of belonging to something vast and magical that has no need for self-importance, just significance.

Lessons from Harry Potter for These Tumultuous and Transitional Times: Lesson 8

“Don’t ask questions—that was the first rule for a quiet life with the Dursleys.”

Status Quo Tick-Tock doesn’t like questions to be asked, especially right questions about inconsistencies, contrasts, contradictions, injustices, and the real mystery life is. It rattles them. They may have to look deeper than they are used to doing. They may have to see that they—like all of us—have a shadow self they aren’t proud of and deny but need to own so they can be restored to wholeness (this could also work in the reverse: they have a compassionate, caring side they deny or don’t practice). They may have to admit they’re wrong, and that would really punch a hole in their reality. They may have to learn that arrogance is ignorance. What SQTT likes is conformity: Go along, to get along. Do not call a goose a goose when you’re told to call it a fish. Do not look at life and how crazy it appears, or the way humans act at times, and have your own “The Emperor has no clothes on” moment. And if you do have such moments, they don’t want you to voice them, because, again, they’ll have to look at what they don’t want to see—or don’t want others to see. This will make them so uncomfortable that they’ll get angry and may turn on you. They won’t realize that when they turn on you, they turn on themselves—because we are all one and the same consciousness, ultimately, underneath all the false beliefs of separation and superiority. They don’t realize collaboration and appreciation are the first forms of “currency” we should exchange. I don’t know about you, but this really engages my empathy and compassion for how their experiences and journey are really going.

As you can see, you have to be very brave to be a Fringe Dweller (spiritual-metaphysical initiate), and you have to learn when to speak up and when to stay silent. Sometimes you have to stay silent until you can remove yourself from a non-endorsing or toxic environment. But this doesn’t have to be as disquieting as your ego-aspect would have you believe. What you want to do is use this time to build and strengthen your spiritual-metaphysical foundation so that your relationship with The One Source and yourself is strong and supportive, for when you take action and when you don’t, which is just another form of action.

It’s sometimes easier to stay silent when you’re a child and less so once you’re an adult, because SQTT is really big on boasting, and feeling and demonstrating and announcing how special you are. That’s a trap that you don’t want to snag your foot in, because once you go there, you’ll exhaust yourself with attempts to keep yourself at that “upper” level and or to go even higher so even more confused, struggling individuals will sing your praises or envy you “for good reason” (not). You’ll invest energy in being competitive rather than collaborative. You’ll constantly compare yourself to others rather than to how you grew and expanded your inner power and spirituality since yesterday or even five minutes ago. You’ll wear yourself out. Humble and Sincere take a lot less energy. They’re also more in-flow.

Right answers are at times less important than right questions. A right answer is a singular event. A right question opens doorways into the great mystery you’re a part of, as an individual and as a co-participant and co-creator. It also opens doorways to creativity that the logical mind doesn’t have the keys to.

If you happen to discover that your role is to ask questions that lead to answers that annoy or reveal truths some don’t want revealed, ask Source and Source’s celestial assistants to walk by your side then proceed with compassion. I say compassion because any of us who do not think, speak, feel, or act from Infinite Love are confused, scared, and feeling a bit or a lot lost, which leads us to act out and make poor choices. Compassion, even sent silently, is a good thing to receive at such times.

Your best answers—ones that lead to beauty and wholeness—are the ones you ask The One Source and the celestial assistants (you might consider your celestial assistants as your Expanded Self or guardian angels, whatever works for you). You’ll either get direct answers or be led to the right answer(s) or to the next clue that gets you there.

Something important to keep in mind regarding SQTT members, as well as yourself: “The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.” (David Icke)

Lessons from Harry Potter for These Tumultuous and Transitional Times: Lesson 7

Ten years later…

The Dursleys’ mantelpiece is filled with photos of their son Dudley. Nowhere is there evidence that Harry is a member of their family, unless Harry is seen, which the Dursleys make every effort not to happen, as often as possible. Of course, Harry goes to school, but at home he knows he is to be seen and heard as seldom as can be managed. He is to confine himself to the dusty, cobwebbed cupboard under the stairs, with the exception of mealtimes.

When you are a Fringe Dweller rather than a Status Quo Tick-Tocker, others feel uncomfortable around you, which means, they’ll likely try to control you. Your different awareness has a higher energy vibration than SQTT members have because you are more in tune with the frequency of All That Is, and you tend to notice inconsistencies, contrasts, and contradictions more easily: These are more apparent to you. Plus, higher energy doesn’t want to go lower and lower energy doesn’t want to go higher. None of this means you’re better than they are, just more awake, even if you aren’t as fully awakened as you one day intend to be.

Here’s something from Stuart Wilde’s book The Art of Redemption that will assist you to further understand what it means to be a Fringe Dweller:

“I’ve come to believe that certain people have a special karma, a destiny to transcend, and that deep inner feeling puts them on the edge of society. I call these individuals the fringe dwellers. These aren’t hippy revolutionaries or New Age space cadets, for the fringe dwellers are set apart only in that they think differently. There’s a spiritual energy that calls to them from a long way off, causing them to question and wonder.

You might have been working in a humdrum (what I call “tick-tock”) job at the post office for 40 years, but in your mind you don’t quite belong to these systems. You know that you’re a citizen of a far country, a part of a spiritual consciousness that doesn’t tally much with the regular, everyday mind-set. It makes you different, not special necessarily; it’s just that you’re not aligned to the way the world thinks. Being on the fringe can sometimes cause pain and difficulty, especially if you fight it, for its inherent contradictions can cause confusion and listlessness....

If you’ve ever experienced the fringe-dweller perception and you’ve noticed the way it carries you off into strange places, then you’ll know what it’s like to be marginalized. Congratulate yourself on having held on to the authentic you in spite of the unfavorable odds...”

When you perceive the world differently than SQTT-ers do, you may find that they don’t include you, if they can help it, for the reasons expressed above. You may even find this is true in your immediate family. Or if they do include you, you feel restricted about just how YOU you can really be around them. This is part of what Wilde refers to when he mentions that the contradictions can cause you to feel confusion and listlessness. It’s a form of swimming upstream—in the rapids.

Stay strong. You can find others like you. You can find yourself flowing in the stream of All That Is and in the right direction, if you open to doing so. You can mingle in person, or in this electronic age, look around online for others who appear to also be Fringe Dwellers. But do use your intuitive sense to perceive if they are sincere and authentic. You’ll be able to tell. “By their fruit you will know them.”

Harry didn’t fight how he was treated and expected to behave at the Dursley’s. Yes, he was miserable, but he would have been far more miserable if he’d gone against that current—until he was actually prepared to be able to do so with the confidence of knowing himself. Sometimes we find ourselves in situations that feel intolerable and we want to fight it. I’m not saying a fight is never appropriate, just that timing and method are important. Plus, there is an energy in “fight” that you want to really understand before you choose to engage in it: what you transmit you attract more of. You can exchange fighting for shifting—from the inner level, where All That Is manifests from into form and experiences.

Harry’s isolation during his first eleven years with the Dursleys, and on summer break, provided a particular opportunity for him: His appreciation for his true nature, true world, and true family his friends and their families became to him grew exponentially each time. This appreciation nurtured him in ways that were integral to who he was and was to become. And the contrasts between who he was and how the Dursleys thought, felt, spoke, and acted also served him. He could more easily determine and choose how he preferred to be because of this. Sometimes we learn how to be by learning how not to be. This did, as we learn later, help him to figure out, on his own, who the right sorts of people were.

You may at times feel levels of isolation as you look for and find your right place in the world, as well as acceptance of yourself as you really are. Let such times speak to you. Let The One Source and All That Is communicate deeper truths and Infinite Love to you—and through you.

Lessons from Harry Potter for These Tumultuous and Transitional Times: Lesson 6

Hagrid, given the task to retrieve one-year-old Harry from the wreckage of his home, arrived outside the Dursley’s house. Professors Dumbledore and McGonagall peek at the peacefully sleeping Harry inside the blanket bundle and see the lightning-bolt shaped wound on his forehead. There are two lessons here.

The first lesson is that Dumbledore entrusted Hagrid with this all-important task. McGonagall questions him about this; after all, Hagrid isn’t perceived as elegant or sophisticated in word and action. In fact, many, invested in ego, perceive Hagrid as bumbling. But Dumbledore states he would trust Hagrid with his life. Why is this?

Though Hagrid is not clever in ways that society (the ego-aspect) admires, he’s clever in his own way. But this isn’t the primary reason: Hagrid’s loyalty to those he cares about and the path of goodness he follows is. Dumbledore, because of his own history where a particular weakness caused him to seek power in a manner that eventually caused him great grief and regret, looks beyond appearances, beyond clever words and actions, and looks for what is really inside a person’s heart and mindset. Dumbledore also made his faith in Hagrid clear to him. It’s amazing what that can do to encourage, support, and nurture another.

This is a good reminder for us all not to judge a person by their appearances or outward demonstrations that Status Quo says are acceptable and admirable, but by who they consistently demonstrate themselves to be at their core. We are to witness their strengths and their weaknesses—with grace. We should apply this to ourselves, as well, so that we seek to be true to ourselves as we aim to be our best selves as we continue to evolve, rather than seek to appeal to the ego-aspect requirements others may impose on us. Hagrid didn’t concern himself too much with the opinions of others—or, at least, was selective about whose opinions mattered, so didn’t experience the insecurities and the affectations they can lead to that others experience. Hagrid was what many pursue: happy, content, and feeling he served a purpose appropriate for him.

The second lesson concerns Harry’s wound. McGonagall asks Dumbledore if he’s going to mend the wound so it doesn’t scar. He replies, “Even if I could, I wouldn’t. Scars can come in handy.” Dumbledore knew that some scars cannot be erased as though they never happened. He also knew—from experience—that scars can carry a personal power of their own. They can carry a significant magic of their own. It’s like that adage: “That which does not kill us only makes us stronger.” We should say “can” make us stronger. The choice is ours.

Harry’s scar was like a signpost or symbol of who he was, was to become, and what he would discover he was capable of. It was a visible representation of his own inner mystery. It also served him as a guidance system: He never forgot how he got it and at what cost. Considering his natural powers and those unintentionally given to him by Voldemort during his attack on Harry, Harry could just as easily have decided to use magic for self-aggrandizement and to have power over others—and for revenge. That scar re-minded him to choose the higher path, to choose love and loyalty, to be courageous even when terrified or feeling he wasn’t a match for someone he perceived as stronger or more skilled than he was, and to hold love and compassion in his heart rather than revenge and bitterness, especially at moments where his next choice would determine which direction he’d follow: one that led to self-destruction or self-salvation.

He never used his scar as a reason for others to pity him or as an excuse, but to guide him, inform him, and assist him on his path to his destiny. We would all benefit by looking at how we use or perceive the scars we’ve accumulated so far. Do we allow them to make us feel weak, or do we allow them to make us stronger? Do we fashion ourselves and our lives as Voldemort did, or do we become our own versions of Harry?

Lessons from Harry Potter for These Tumultuous and Transitional Times: Lesson 5

The night Professor Dumbledore has Hagrid deliver Harry to the Dursley’s house he explains to Professor McGonagall that it will be better for Harry to grow up away from the world he’ll eventually—is destined—to be a full member of.

We know that the Dursleys were aware of Harry’s specialness, which they detested and were determined to suppress, including with various punishments when his special abilities began to become evident or when he spoke of dreams that contrasted with what was considered “normal” in Status Quo Tick-Tock life.

How often we hear of people who are attuned to their spiritual-metaphysical abilities, inherent in each of us—but denied by many who are afraid of repercussions or punishment by the Status Quo, or were conditioned to be afraid of these abilities or believe they’re evil—who are born into families they feel, at times, like strangers to. It can feel very much as though they are like Harry living with the Dursleys: they feel as though they have little to nothing in common with their immediate or even extended family members. If they discuss or demonstrate their spiritual-metaphysical aspects, they are ridiculed. If they demonstrate they’re uncomfortable in Status Quo Tick-Tock Land, they are criticized and told they don’t have the same value as someone in SQTT Land. Sometimes, they believe what they’re told, even though this creates inner discord.

They may not get a letter from Hogwarts announcing that their differences are who they are and have a purpose in their lives, but the Universe sends its own letter-forms that indicate there is mystery and magic (spiritual-metaphysical qualities) in the Universe—and in them. Maybe they’ll respond to these telegrams. Maybe they won’t, if they are attached to the opinions of others, if they crave acceptance by others more than they possess self-acceptance and self-approval as expressions of The One Source.

If you’ve felt like Harry living with the Dursleys and haven’t stepped away from that and into your True Self, you’re likely frustrated. Life may seem as though it doesn’t work for you. Or maybe you’ve followed Tick-Tock and done well but feel something is missing. What’s missing is your true, full expression of who you really are, which means the experiences you are meant to have and the purposes you are meant to fulfill are waiting in the wings for you to show up. Be brave, as Harry was: show up. Let the life you were meant to live now unfold for you. Allow your abilities and Source to lead you into your purpose and destiny and unique contribution.

Prof. Dumbledore had also explained to Prof. McGonagall that Harry would be better off growing up away from the knowledge of who he was and why and how he was special, until it was time, so that it wouldn’t turn his head. This applies to us, as well. Have you ever learned something—before you’ve actually integrated it as your way of being—and started talking to everyone about it, only to feel foolish later, when your lack of integration or practice is demonstrated in your life? This type of experience is actually for your protection, just as Harry living with the Dursleys was. Most of the time, it is wiser to develop your personal power in silence. This cuts out the static from others and their opinions. It also gives you the time you need to let your inner power build until your inner knowing about this is so much your foundation that you trust it and your self completely. You may also build your power and use it silently within Tick-Tock, where only you or a few are aware of the good you’re doing.

This path may be lonely initially, but you will eventually connect with others who share your inner knowing and understanding of the juicy mystery we are all part of.

Lessons from Harry Potter for These Tumultuous and Transitional Times: Lesson 4

On the morning that brought big change to the Dursleys, they went about doing what they did every morning in their Tick-Tock mindset way. Around them, magic was happening—in the spiritual-metaphysical realm, this would be referred to as a particularly significant movement in the energy field.

As Mr. Dursley drove to his office, he saw something remarkable and unusual: A cat reading a map then the street sign for his street. He saw it, but because it didn’t fit into the Status Quo Tick-Tock model of reality he dwelled in, he convinced himself that he hadn’t seen it. Those in Tick-Tock reality experience “Seeing is believing”. They are also conditioned not to believe what they see if what they see is outside of the model. This is how life works for them, until the Universe gives them a swift kick in the bum, as happens later on for the Dursleys.

Fringe Dwellers know that believing is seeing—that what you believe, you’ll observe and or experience. They understand there is mystery and magic in how the universal hologram called reality operates.

Embrace the fact that you are a Fringe Dweller. Embrace that fact that mystery and magic (metaphysics) is more real than the illusion we call reality, and that you are an integral participant in how it all works. You are always more than you think you are. Let go of the thought that you are less than Infinite Consciousness. Feel and resonate that Infinite Power comes from within you. Know it. Experience it. Express it. Walk and move through your life knowing this. Let go of any false belief that you are not strong. You are Infinite Consciousness having an experience in a body—and it’s all illusion happening at your other-dimensional level of consciousness.

You have a foot in both worlds, so you will have to do a certain amount of Tick-Tock in order to make your way in the world. But if you find yourself believing more in Tick-Tock than the mystery and metaphysics, re-mind yourself of the Truth.

Lessons from Harry Potter for These Tumultuous and Transitional Times: Lesson 3

Mrs. Dursley pretended her magical sister didn’t exist and had eventually cut off all communication with her. Her animosity toward her sister wasn’t solely about a lack of understanding of the nature of her sister’s uniqueness, but also initial jealousy that became bitter resentment, though she never would have called it that. Though Petunia acted as though she was superior, she was always on alert to do the acceptable-to-the-status-quo thing, to not deviate from mainstream mentality—the “norm”, never seeming to be comfortable in her own skin. When we aren’t comfortable in our own skin, it’s likely because there are far too many others—the opinions of others—in there with us, crowding us. We aren’t able to expand fully into who we really are.

She also called her sister a freak. And in the manner that the Laws of the Universe work, she became freakish in her own way. This is a reminder for us, as well: what we criticize, we become.

When you are conscious, when you are aware, when you see beyond what you are told to see (“No, that four-legged, round-bodied animal with the curly tail is not a pig, it’s a duck.”), it can make those stuck in Status Quo Land miffed with you. They may even call you crazy. Or radical. Or difficult. Or dangerous. At such times, stay calm, as Harry did as often as he could amid such mindlessness—and efforts to control him. Speak out or don’t, whichever is more appropriate for you. Speak from integrity, not self-righteousness. Or be silent, with integrity, not self-righteousness.

It’s important to keep in mind that non-magical (non-spiritual, non-conscious awareness) folk see only the dots. Those with awareness, who pay attention in a broader way, as well as to their intuition and the energy around them, see the dots…and also connect them or look for how they may connect…something Status Quo-ers don’t do. They’re okay with others telling them what the dots mean, or which dots to pay attention to and which to ignore, or that there’s no bigger picture to connect them to. Those with conscious awareness know that every dot fits into the bigger picture, creates the bigger picture.

Mrs. Dursley was afraid—afraid of diversity, afraid of uniqueness (her sister’s and her own), afraid of what others would think. She blocked her own magic. Fear (and anger, bitterness, guilt, etc.) disconnects us from the Infinite Mind we are an expression of, and that’s when life feels really scary; that’s when we block our own magic. Harry had many occasions to feel afraid, but he knew what was right to do or say, based on what he understood about himself and his understanding of truth, whatever the risk, and he moved forward, trusting that he’d do the best he could in each moment.

When you feel afraid, remind yourself that you are Eternal, Immortal, Universal, and Infinite, and that all that you are has beauty and strength. Most fears are nothing more than bullies. The way to deal with bullies is either to stand up to them with integrity or ignore them (with integrity). Another way to deal with fears is to not invite them into your experience by entertaining thoughts of them, such as with “What if” ponderings. Be here now. Be who you are at all times, knowing that you are ever-changing, ever-evolving. Pull to you the lessons for you from every experience you encounter.

Lessons from Harry Potter for These Tumultuous and Transitional Times: Lesson 2

The Dursleys could have welcomed Harry into their lives. They could have loved him and received the love he wanted to share. They could have respected his differences. They could have learned from him…but they didn’t. They chose instead to try to quash his non-status quo nature, and to resent him for his differences and uniqueness. They wanted to force him to be more like them. That was impossible. The most they could manage was to suppress him for a while. As soon as he was out of that environment, he began to flourish on all levels. He began to discover who he was (his true nature) and what he was capable of, even beyond his initial imaginings.

Certain people may attempt to suppress a person’s nature, including their conscious awareness and spirituality (their personal relationship with The One Source and their Expanded Self), or their development of these. Don’t buy into that. Don’t believe they can do this. They can’t. Your personal power is within you. It comes from within you, not outside of you—not ever.

This is something many of us have forgotten, because we were told the opposite; and so many others believe it’s true that we feel left out or too different if we don’t believe it as well. We’ve even been told that it’s evil to develop and use the talents and skills that are inherent to the Personal Power that comes with being an expression of The One Source. It’s like saying if you’re an artist in a non-artistic family or a family conditioned against art, you can’t do art.

Remember (re-member) who you are: Infinite Love, Infinite Light, Personal Power—all your heritage from The One Source. Experience who you really are. Express who you really are. Even if others tell you it’s wrong and try to suppress you. This doesn’t mean to express who you are in an in-your-face kind of way—unless that’s your nature (grin). But at all times, Integrity is to guide your thoughts, words, and actions. Develop a sense of humor if you don’t have one: you’ll benefit from this. You’ll need it, especially as laughter dispels—ends a “spell” cast over your inner knowledge of Truth and belief in your personal power. Laughter dispels the belief that anything outside of you has true power over you.

Express the Infinite Light within you. This may or may not mean you do this in a way that others are aware of. You may initially—or even for years—build your personal power silently. That’s not easy in a society that promotes bragging, public demonstrations, and the opinions of others as a confirmation of your worth and importance (it’s better to be significant than important), but it may be necessary at the start. Your intuition will guide you.

Believe in YOU and your connection to and expression of The One Source that you are.

Lessons from Harry Potter for These Tumultuous and Transitional Times: Lesson 1

Lesson 1:

Non-magical people (those who don’t understand or have practical experience of or who don’t practice spirituality/metaphysics) are most comfortable residing in the State of Status Quo. Anything not status quo is judged as either nonsense or dangerous or requiring mental health intervention.

Status quo types are not prone to “live and let live.” They observe others in order to criticize them as though there is nothing about themselves that others might criticize, or they make criticizing others an “art” form. They consider those who are not like them to be lesser beings. They admire, in a worshiping kind of way, those who have more materially than they do and feel anyone who thinks there’s more to life than status and assets is balmy…maybe even irresponsible. They believe status and assets are the only paths to personal power.

There are people who are obviously programmed—those who the remarkable Stuart Wilde, now departed from the Earth dimension, called Tick-Tock. And then there are those he called the Fringe Dwellers. If you’re reading this, you fit into the latter category. You know there is a mystery of and in the Universe, and you participate in exploring and discovering more about this and your part in it. You may get confused at times, but you have moments when you are clear that you have a foot in both worlds.

You know there’s something off with the world. You know there’s more to you and to everything than what appearances imply. You question with right questions, rather than rely on others to tell you what to believe or accept as real or true. We all carry the Infinite Love and Light within us, but Fringe Dwellers strive to embrace it and employ it in their experiences and how they express themselves.