I AM IN MY KNOWING 4

p. 246-249  

In exploring this Sunday's lesson, I found myself making a distinction between knowing/knowing that I know and literally CLAIMING my knowing. The claiming part is an active component to knowing that I think I had missed previously.

I am not sure how else to explain it, but claiming my knowing truly allows it to become an active part of me.

There is a short but powerful and beautiful meditation on p. 247-248. The emphasis here is again on claiming your knowing as an integral part of who you are. It is moving from what we normally think of as ‘knowing’ to the experience of knowing, and that is what this work is all about— EXPERIENCE. 

“Imagine that you see a well, a deep well, and the water is rich and it is light and it is wonderful and it glimmers at the base of the well. And as the well rises, you reach into it with both your hands and you bring the water to your face. You drink from this well and you anoint yourself with the deep waters that have come to meet you.

When you do this, you are simply claiming your own consciousness has risen to meet you in present time. It’s a simple illustration of calling to you the information you need on a level of consciousness to require your response to this information. And that means you can drink from your own information, you can be anointed in your own light, you can call to you the water of Christ that you need. Period.”

So this experience of knowing is what much of the work of this chapter is about. 

Now, our old friend the ego comes along and throws a monkey wrench in the works (it’s just doing its job). “Are you sure you know?” “What if others know more or better than you do?” and on and on.

Unlike the soul which can be in its knowing, the ego lives in a constant state of worry and doubt. It is always looking for approval and affirmation and whatever it gets is never enough. Just a simple measurement here—when I am in my doubt, I am in the consciousness of my ego; when I am in my knowing I am in the consciousness of Spirit. 

As we have stated so many times previously, this is not about judgment; it is about Awareness. Caught up in fear, self-doubt, self questioning, I can be assured I have gotten lost in my little self. The solution is to get back into my knowing/the energy of the soul. The guides have provided some information on how to do this gently and powerfully. 

You might recall when introducing us to the idea of being in your knowing, the guides directed Paul and us to travel to a time in our lives when there was no doubt we were in our knowing—e.g. “I know I am a good teacher.” “I know (this person) loves me. I know I love them.” “I know I love roses.” “ I know this sunset is beautiful.”

Whatever you would like to put in that space. Once you have a sense of your knowing, then you can pull in some other truths, and be with them in your knowing—“I know I am beloved by the Father.” “I know there have been times in my life when I have been consciously connected to the Christ Consciousness.” etc.

The the next step that we spoke about above—to claim your knowing—actively holds  and expresses it as the truth for you.

I asked people to do a little homework this week. Simply to become aware of the times when you are in your knowing and the times when you are not (those times when you are experiencing yourself as being needy, seeking approval, etc.)

The purpose of this is to raise to consciousness, not only the times when we are missing the mark, but the times when we are right on target.