Entering the Portal of Mystical Realities There are times when it may seem your existence here is as dry

as broom straw. By this, we refer to a brittle feeling within that lacks resiliency and flow. Many on the Earth experience this and reach for that which blunts the force of these feelings. Such actions result in addictions that deaden the existence even further. When your spirit lacks vitality and color, this is a sign you are not giving it what it needs to flourish. One aspect of this is a misunderstanding that physical reality feeds your spirit. In fact, it is your spirit that feeds your physical reality. When you attempt to live in reverse, taking sustenance from the outer world, you quickly deplete your spirit. Feeding your spirit what it needs to grow is much like feeding your body what it needs to thrive. While much of the sustenance for your body comes from cosmic life force energy, the food and other substances you put into your body either facilitates or hinders your bodys ability to receive this energy. When you take in substances that deaden your vitality and create blockages in your physical system, you open the door for disease to manifest. So it is, when you attempt to feed your spirit with mundane, one-dimensional experiences of the physical world, it begins to shrivel and withdraw from your existence. There are many in your world who exist with just a spark of their spirit intact. These beings find themselves susceptible to afflictions and diseases of the body, mind and spirit. Awakening to the Mystical When you realize your existence has become dry and ruled by habit, it is time to withdraw some of your focus from physical reality and awaken your sleeping spiritual senses to the mystical energies all around you. As you attune your senses to the realm of the unseen, you are able to explore and experience a vast array of energies that deepen your spiritual understanding. This paradoxically gives you a richer experience of physical existence. We offer here some ways you can begin to access the portal of mystical realities in your daily life. The first step is the same as with all thingsthat is, set your intention to do so, then begin to shift your focus and attention through right use of will and desire. Once you have taken this first step, you can take the further steps of listening to your imagination and trusting the images it brings you, and remembering and interpreting the messages your soul brings you in your nightly dreams. The Doorway of the Imagination In your world, the imagination is often considered a second-rate instrument that makes up things. The realm of the imaginary has come into such scorn that many stifle the messages of their imagination early in life. This is one of the greatest points of misunderstanding in your world! Your imagination is your bridge to higher consciousness. It is your greatest means of accessing other aspects of yourself, such as your higher self, your oversoul, and other incarnational selves that exist in other timeframe dimensions. Cutting yourself off from your imagination is like attempting to function with only half your self intact. Its true, many adapt to such a half existence, but it is always with a great feeling of loss and a knowing that something important is missing. When you lose connection with this wise and knowing part of yourself, you go through life without knowing why you are here. True love eludes those who are not in touch with their soul. Life becomes an endless striving for material gain that never quenches the growing thirst for spiritual connection. Those who have cut themselves off from their imagination can choose to reconnect by changing their beliefs about the imagination. Understand and accept that all the images your imagination brings you are real and true and apply to you. Your imagination only brings you images that are an energetic match for your present reality. Sometimes, in order to understand the full meaning of these images, it is necessary to view them in a symbolic rather than literal way. Perceiving your existence in a symbolic way requires you to take a few steps back from physical reality and enter the realm of the mystical. The Theater of Nightly Dreams In much the same way, your nightly dreams bring images and messages that shed light on the state of your present-moment consciousness. They also offer glimpses of past and future moments as they apply to your present moment. By setting the intention to remember these messages and understanding their meaning, you gain access to the realm of the mystical. Some of your nightly dreams center on processing waking experiences. Ideally, at some point during the night, you complete this processing and enter an elevated dream state where you are able to receive information and guidance from your higher self and guides. In this state, you may also commune with aspects of your self that exist in other timeframe dimensions. As you become advanced in your dreamtime experiences, you are able to attend spiritual teachings all over the universe, or serve as a volunteer traveling in dreamtime to assist other souls in your world and in other dimensions. There are many

possibilities you are able to explore as you become adept in dreamtime travels. We will speak more on such possibilities next week in a discussion titled Entering the Portal of Angelic Intervention. To set up the probability of accessing elevated dream states, you can consciously choose to process and distill the meaning of your waking experiences before you enter the sleep state. One way to do this is to interpret the meaning of significant events from your day in terms of dream symbols. When you process your waking experiences prior to entering the sleep state, this frees time and energy that would otherwise be used processing your waking experiences. Another step is to speak to your higher self and guides before you fall asleep about the journeys and understandings you wish to undertake in your sleep state. Become clear about the areas on which you wish to focus. This sets up a framework of intention that takes you into the timeframes, dimensions and journeys you wish to experience during your dreamtime. As you learn to navigate the universe of the subconscious during dream states, you learn to bring the realm of the mystical into your waking existence. By entering the Portal of Mystical Experiences, you learn to feed your spirit by awakening your spiritual senses to the realm of the unseen, which has the power to grow your spirit and enrich your experience of physical existence. Within this portal, you encounter two doorways one leading to the imagination and the other to the theater of your nightly dreams. Both offer access to the realm of the mystical where your highest probabilities beacon like fields of wildflowers. For more information, email Deborah@intuitart.com or visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/celestialvision/