Raj Editorial - from A Way of Life Issue 12.2   |   Text View

It's so easy to get stuck in a rut, to overlook new possibilities and to resist opening up.  I am guilty of denying such an impulse exactly one year ago when I had the inspiration to rename the Journal (yes, again!) and to embrace the expansion of new material, of inviting new writers with fresh perspectives and thereby creating wider readership.  I have no excuse for the delay.  Obviously I was not ready, and the desire only a glimmer, the timing not quite perfect.  Now, after a major prompting from Padma I am feeling an urgency and a need to open in all areas of my life -  it feels like something that has long been in the wind has now landed.  The dynamic of the new title CHRIST CONSCIOUSNESS - A Way of Life is a positive statement and defines exactly that Path we are all seeking. 

I don't believe that anywhere will you have seen anything like this bold new magazine with a purpose that:  speaks out on profound spiritual matters, offers clear direction of the highest perspective, brings together the spiritual family of the Christ Mind, is unfettered by the influence of non aligned advertisers and is positioned outside of the bounds of traditional religious dogma and structure.

It is for those who resonate to the Christ Mind and the Christ Teachings.  This publication is a magnet to draw together lovers of the Christ from all over the world, extending the reader into greater awareness and awakening and to be a high quality publication you are proud to share as being representative of your own journey into Higher Consciousness.

No better timing could have been envisioned for the new look Journal and a name, that symbolically means a shift into a new and greater holon for Suzanne and I and for each of you, "Now we begin!"

Christ Consciousness - the words are already working their magic on me.  This concept is found throughout 'A Course in Miracles', is embodied by Earnest Holmes in Science of Mind, is the foundation of Charles Fillmore's Unity church and the basis for all New Thought teachings, and explicitly invites us on every page of Jeshua's 'Way of' teachings.  Extolled as humanity's purpose  in almost every religion, Christ Consciousness is the sole focus of this Journal.

We are now moving into a place where there is no excuse for not embracing this State of Being. 

I know that for me and I am sure, for many of you reading this, it is time to move beyond the need of support from all form of relationships and worldly belongings, teachings, beliefs and ideologies.  It is time to find ourselves and if there is any specific direction to this publication it is simply that:  Time to become empowered, to look beyond the form of all things for the real gift that each form offers - the Context (dict: the situation within which something exists or happens, and that can help explain it). 

What does that mean?  I now realise that when I receive, draw to me something new - an idea, a belief, another way, or another's way of looking at something, another's story, spiritual ho-ha - if I identify and engage myself with it, I have literally 'saddled' myself.  The form of experience is the   message, yet the value for me lies not in the form of the 'message' but how I feel while I am receiving the message.  I realise that every issue, person, circumstance is in my life only for the purpose of  reflecting to me my own guilt, shame, judgement, attachment, or the extent of my Love as I evolve to my willingness to be Christ Conscious and surrendered into God. 

When I experience no grip, no need to react or respond, the circumstance looses it's power and simply dissolves away.  It is my very 'lack' of consciousness, dict: to be aware of the existence or presence, which requires me to become embroiled in circumstance, join another in their belief, their story or their dysfunction because I am not whole in myself.  Seeking always for wholeness I will bind myself to whatever is presented.  Form is my ego's only focus and playground and as I become the witness to each and every response in myself  I uncover the Context and can choose to utilise each circumstance as an opportunity to open myself to love and greater expansion. 

When I identify, I miss spaciousness and peace.  It is very uncomfortable, painful even to let go of the very reference points to the identity, denying that with which I have become familiar.  This pain should give me the clue - the key being to ask, "who is uncomfortable?" Just as you cannot sail a boat with the sails up while still tied to the dock, true freedom only comes from floating free with no strings attached. I see how much I have given away of myself in the guise of being helpful.  How easily I fall into the trap of doing too much, trying to be there for everybody, joining them.  What a great ego trip that is!  I liken my own experience to the devout Catholic who cannot allow himself to accept contraception and ceaselessly goes on producing children.  While he loves his creations passionately, he also knows they will inevitably overwhelm him, to say nothing of the wife he loves. 

All my creations; the Journal, the tours, the events, the workshops and 'naturally' endless opportunities to be in support of others are continuously being presented to me, to which up to now I have been unable to say, "No".  There really is nothing outside of me - I am the very one drawing them to me!  I witness how I sabotage myself being unable to properly support these creations and I am certainly not fulfilling their potential or my own.  The ten years of publishing this Journal is a prime example.

As I now witness the ego's enthusiasm each time it hooks and reels me in I see how this completely addictive behaviour is not benefiting where I want to be or my own growth. It's my time to learn to say, "No".  To take time for myself, to focus on my own growth and my own 'work' on what I have to offer.  Suzanne, being much more intuitive than me has seen the writing on her wall and retreated to Bali for a few months respite.  Now it's my turn to accept the challenge, to let opportunities slip by and refocus my attention on what is truly important to me, primarily this publication and the benefit it can offer to you, the reader.  Letting go of my tight hold on the reins and inviting greater participation and interaction is the first step.

This is where the Guest Editor concept of the new look Journal comes in. Padma, our instigator and first Guest Editor leads of with perfect title, "The Second Coming", Glenda Green who wrote the very popular book, "Love Without End", her encounter with Jeshua and the "Keys of Jeshua" is our next editor and like each editor in the future, Glenda will bring a new and exciting vibrant flavour to the Journal.  We have invited our dear friend, Michael Beckwith to take the reins of the last issue for 2007 and take us into the magic of 2008. 

Now that the September and October tours with Patti Cota Robles in the Mediterranean and France and Jayem's three destination Pilgrimage, our two big events for this year, are almost fully booked and the administrative aspects dealt with, I can turn my attention to bringing this amazing publication to a much wider readership and fulfil the dream to create unity and a cohesive force among all those who hold Christ Mind as their Path. 

Suzanne and I find our passion hosting transformative Retreats.  This year, Bali in July with the theme "How Deep Are You Willing to Go" and in Sedona, USA in November - "Opening to the Higher Power - what on Earth is holding me Back?" Two great questions which, in sharing exquisite locations with like minded people and common desire provide us with the perfect vehicle to open up, clearing our own persona debris faster than anything else we do.  Perhaps you can join us this year and enjoy your own 'shifts' along with us?

And speaking of opening up and shifts, I have had so much growth and pleasure from completing my own book about my early adventures with an antique sailboat called 'Rainbow' on an ocean voyage - see back inside cover.  The writing of it revealed to me the previously hidden beginnings of my spiritual journey with 'Rainbow Goes To Sea' leading to it's natural conclusion of encouraging me to open up to another book and to share the adventure of Suzanne and my spiritual journey of miracles together over the past ten years. The epilogue in 'Rainbow' paves the way for the 'rest of the story' and what a tale it is!  True and unembellished, 'The Power of Wow' is a signpost for others, a personal invitation to dive into trust and passion, to open and allow miracles and become the witness to another way of life that is available to us all.

On that last note, I can really encourage anyone passionate about writing a book to do so. If the book never becomes a best seller or even sells one copy, the sheer delight of witnessing that internal voice being given a chance to speak is awesome.  As I have discovered it is a wonderful expression of self and no matter the subject, the book takes on a life of its own.  It's really a magical experience.

As we go into "Christ Consciousness" together, we welcome you to the new Journal, enjoying your participation and companionship - friends of the heart experiencing a whole new facet of the 'journey' together.

Love and Blessings -  Raj

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