The Trials of Purification - Meeting the Challenge of Spiritual Growth

By Julie Redstone

Purification is a sacred process that is meant to set mankind free, enabling life to be lived without pain and limitation from the perspective of the soul. It is a process that creates the possibility for individuals and for the Earth of living a sacred life.

And yet the trials of purification sometimes appear to outweigh its rewards, allowing one to feel that there is only difficulty and pain to get through, rather than a sacred process going on, initiated by light, and corresponding to God's intention to bless the Earth and all souls.

It is easy to believe this during a time in which the expansion of light is largely invisible, and one must trust this event based on belief and on one's inner knowing, rather than on a state of corresponding inner joy. Indeed, sometimes the difficulties of purification can appear almost insurmountable, creating heartache, fear, hopelessness, or anger -- all feelings that may have been present in the past to a lesser degree, that now clamor inside with greater insistence.

Because of the amplification of these feelings in the presence of greater light, what may appear to be taking place may be attributed mistakenly to deficits in one's character, in one's efforts at healing, or in one's relationship with God. None of these interpretations would be correct. For purification is the answer to the desire for healing and help. It is a drama of the past taking place in the present for which the conscious self ordinarily has little or no frame of reference. Its purpose is to eradicate limitation, and to create for the self, a new and sacred way of life.

With respect to the acceleration of the purification process on the planet, it is, without exception, produced, first, by the intensification of light upon the Earth; second, by one's own receptivity to that light; and third, by the intensity and scope of the needs that exist for healing.

Where issues in the past have not been able to be dealt with at the deepest level, but only in a more intellectual way or only to a certain degree, the expansion of light releases into awareness the deeper strata of thought and feeling, bringing with it more profound aspects of the original situation in need of healing. This would all be clearly understandable if the action of light were observable to the conscious self, which could then become more of a witness to the process, rather than fully immersed in it. In fact, in cases where such witnessing is possible, greater peace is often present even while difficulties continue. Nevertheless, this perspective is not always available, due to the intensity of ongoing difficulties.

Even where symptoms express themselves physically as part of the purification process, the underlying cause is still a need for the healing of one's consciousness, and this need can also increase in intensity, manifesting physical symptoms that are stronger than they were before.

Having an anchorpoint within oneself that enables one to connect with the deeper truth of purification and the freedom it is bringing and will bring, is an essential part of going through this process with greater ease.

Having others around who understand this frame of reference, a place to go where one can receive comfort and support, a source to which one can turn for a sense of greater light -- these are also important ways of going through what can be a time of great intensity.

However, the most important thing that supports one's passage through this time is to feel a deepening of one's relationship with God and with God's love. This deepening, even while difficulties continue, gives life a new meaning and contributes its own sense of joy. For the relationship with God establishes one's awareness as a soul, connected to life and to other souls in a whole new way. This is the reward of purification, even while challenges may be present.

To know with conviction that God has not forsaken one -- that God is, in fact, present during this time, is, more than anything else, the bedrock upon which endurance is founded and upon which hope and trust can be maintained. All other supports assist with this process, but knowing God's love and the sacred reality that is trying to emerge, are the central ingredients for maintaining oneself in the face of difficulty.

During the trials of purification, one's inner being may know one thing, while the body, mind, and emotions may feel something quite different. The deeper self may, for example, feel connected to God's truth, while mind and emotions feel separated, causing the conscious self to feel alone and without help. This situation, despite its intensity, can be met through the strengthening of love which can carry one through the trials of purification.

Feeling or asking to feel God's love, feeling the love of others for oneself, feeling one's own love for God, for other souls, and for the life of the Earth -- these are all things that can become stronger in the presence of greater light. They do not eliminate the challenges that are often present, but they surround them with compassion and uphold them with understanding.

Blessed are those who may enter the trials of purification in a state of awakeness, and who can go through the experience with God as companion, rather than without.

Blessed are those who may find within themselves the love that endures in the face of all difficulty, that is devoted to the light, and that seeks the healing of the self and of the Earth in the presence of every level of challenge.

Julie Redstone is a teacher, writer, and founder of Light Omega, a center for spiritual teaching and healing in Western Massachusetts. The purpose of Light Omega is to create an understanding of the sacred transition into light that the earth is presently going through and the changes this will bring to individual and planetary consciousness.

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HGH Human Growth Hormone - Danger and Benefits

By George Josserme

It may be superfluous to elaborate on youthful levels of a major hormone such as hGH to provide realistic benefits. It has been covered very well. In addition, we may observe a teenager or a twenty-something years old person to see for ourselves. A cocktail with youthful levels of hormones ~such as hGH and DHEA~ are intimately connected to health. However, scientists tell us that something grows proportional to our negligence and lack of knowledge: human growth hormone danger.

It may also be superfluous to point out that hGH human growth hormone danger is realistic if carelessness and ignorance ~individually or combined~ are present during supplementation.
Both may push past a safe limit imposed by nature. However, I believe that that there is a point, and it has not been made clear. I will give you a comparative example to represent that point.
If a car has transmission problems, break pads and tires are worn out, the A/C does not work as intended by the manufacturer, some light bulbs are burnt out, the electric system has a short-circuit, the alternator is not charging the battery, and the radiator is leaking so the engine is over-heating, we could change the oil; but the otherwise critical Engine Oil will not provide much benefit because that car is in desperate need of major repairs or replacement of parts needed much more urgently before an oil change provides benefits.

The same conditions occur with your body or mine.

Should your body or mine be desperately craving for nutrients from a good diet or from a formula which includes much more than Vitamins & Minerals, it does not receive quality sleep for long enough, it does not get enough water to help eliminate unwanted matter, it is exposed to a hectic life style, it is subjected to aggravations and / or preoccupations on a periodic basis, it breathes indoor air which is not renovated often enough, its muscles and respiratory system are seldom exercised correctly and for long enough, its intestines lack the much needed Friendly Bacteria, fiber and they are over loaded with matter not often evacuated, it receives prescribed or over-the-counter drugs on a regular and long-term basis, it is affected by health conditions or illnesses as a result of a neglected and weak Immune System, it is exposed to too much smoking and / or alcohol, it receives a diet deficient in nutrients.

Would you say that a body with some of the above conditions may be exposed to hGH human growth hormone danger and no benefits? Of course it may. Just like the oil change in the imaginary car above, that body is in desperate need for a higher state of health. What that means is that either benefits or danger of hGH human growth hormone are ~to a meaningful extent~ dependant on favorable health conditions to be present on a long-term basis for youthful levels to be beneficial or not.

It all leads to deduce that supplementing with hGH may not be dangerous in itself. It may turn dangerous because our body does not meet favorable conditions needed. Well before we consider supplementing with a major hormone, we must first gain knowledge in "preparing our body" to be receptive to youthful levels. Should we be wise enough, it is then likely that we avoid hGH human growth hormone danger; and gain benefits.

Our body can be rewarded from these marvels of nature, but to stay away from hGH human growth hormone danger we must be clever enough to remember that "we should first give nature what nature wants"; and what nature wants is a body receiving what nature intended it to receive. Likewise, we must ~to the extent possible~ stay away from conditions that will lessen its qualities, make it sick, and shorten its life.

About the author:
George Josserme is the Editor-in-Chief at Fountain of Wisdom

He also is the author of Your Health – Your Choice. An e-book where he makes his readers aware that there is human growth hormone danger, but it depends which side of the fence the reader positions himself on. The side of those who acquire knowledge, or the side of those ignorant on what nature inescapably mandates.