The aim of disseminating the spiritual providence through the internet is to bring the providence to the attention of those who are ready to receive it, and to initiate their spiritual awakening and growth. We can say that this form of dissemination and the absent (distant) healing are common, since the two operate under the same principle, where the spirit power is delivered to whomever is ready spiritually.
This time we will be reviewing a question and answer session recorded in Lift Up Your Hearts (p.158-164). A practicing spiritual healer (M. H. Tester), along with his wife,
attended a seance, and consulted Silver Birch with some of his concerns regarding absent healing, including the issues of communion. How did Silver Birch respond to the healer’s inquiries? Little lengthy, but there are so much to be learned from the session. Let’s have a look.
The healer (M. H. Tester): “The problems I have are really of communion rather than communication.”
“As a (spiritual) healer I don’t have this feeling of communion. Therefor I tend to be working in the dark. Am I healing and acting in the way I should? Have you any suggestions for the methods and technique I should adopt?” (p.158)
Silver Birch: “This is a very good question. There are degrees of attunement between matter (humans on earth) and spirit. In that infinite range communion is superior to communication. Communion means increasing awareness far more than does communication. If you look back, you will find that in the practice of healing there comes increasing awareness. You do not have to be told by the patient what the trouble is in many cases. You know within yourself what the trouble is. Moreover, in important cases you are aware not only of the symptoms but of the origin. So progress has been made.
I would say it is better to develop that awareness of communion than to have clairvoyance or clairaudience (communication).” (p.158)
The healer (M. H. Tester): “I accept that.” (p.158)
Silver Birch: “This (communion) is the way of the spirit and it is better. I am not decrying other gifts of the spirit, but you are in the higher reaches when you have attunement.” (p.158)
“‘It is nice to have your confirmation sometimes,’ said the healer.” (p.159)
Silver Birch: “Yes, when we have the instruments through which it can be expressed, we can help to work the divine will. But we must have the channels; we must have their co-operation. We do not seek to dictate. We seek only to work in cooperation, so that together we can fulfil the divine will.”
“Despite the difficulties, problems and the occasional shadow you are richly blessed. You are treading an appointed path. You are fulfilling yourself and you are serving (E). All other things will fall into line as the time is ripe.” (p.159)
“Do not allow even a particle of fear to find lodgment within your being (B). It is not necessary. Fear is the enemy, the corrosive foe that should never be welcomed. Have complete confidence in what has been revealed to you and build your faith on the foundation of your knowledge (A). You have the knowledge. That is your base. Let your faith, your reasoned faith, your credible faith, arise from that foundation and all will be well. Just go forward. Do be best you can (C).” (p.159)
“The visiting healer put some of his problems to Silver Birch by saying; ‘Over a period I have not been too content with the absent healing I have been doing. I feel that people write to me on rather a casual basis. So, I am not quite sure if I get through to them. Should I continue with the absent healing? Is it doing any good? What should I do to improve it?’” (p.163)
Silver Birch: “Yes, you should continue with the absent healing which is just as effective as that done by the laying on of hands. The reason is simple. Everyone who approaches you makes a link (connection) and creates a path (instrument) along which the power of the spirit can travel to reach them. You cannot do any more, to use your phrase, to get through to them than you are doing by being available.” (p.163)
“Thus, you become the transmitter (transmitter and receiver, the internet), the catalyst for the spirit power that reaches out, and the amalgam (spirit power, providence) travels on that path to reach them (ones who are ready). You can make it more effective only by increasing your receptivity, which in turn increases your attunement with the beings who co-operate with you (D). This is something that only time and effort can achieve. If you pause for a moment and look back, you will realise that you have attained a degree of attunement that never existed in the past. Would you accept that?” (p.163)
The healer (M. H. Tester):
“It (attunement) is a degree I have never even contemplated!” (p.164)
Silver Birch: “With it comes a growing awareness. The next stage you will find is what I hear my instrument call a ‘knowingness,’ (ability to sense) which is not good English but coveys what is involved. So far as you are concerned you are dealing with intangibles, imponderables (spirit power). But these are infinite in their potentiality. Adjustments have to be made according to your capacity so that the greatest possible force emerges that can be used for those who are sick.” (p.164)
“All we ask is that you (spiritualists) do your best. We will do our best and together we will help souls (seeking help) who have nowhere else to turn. But if they do not respond, you are in no measure to blame. That is their problem, not yours. If they fail to respond it means they are not spiritually ready. These matters are determined by the operation of spiritual laws.” (p.164)
— Two types of spiritual interactions link physical and spirit worlds —
1. Transmission process by way of certain abilities of the spiritual body, such as clairvoyance and clairaudience . . . Communication
2. Awareness that accompany spiritual attunement with another spirit, as a result of elevated receptivity . . . Communion
Occurs when one attains unification (attunement) with the spirit guides. Communion surpasses communication in the degree of realness.
These two types of interactions connect the spirit world and the earth. One is the transmission of information through natural talents of spiritual body like clairvoyance and clairaudience (communication). The other is through intuition and inspiration (awareness) brought by spiritual attunement between spirits (communion).
Communion means unification, in other words, tuning and resonating your spiritual vibration with other spirit(s). As the spiritual interactions grow, the two spirits are drawn closer to each other, through the force of attraction. Similar to the magnetic force, we can say. To enhance this magnetic power, or your receptivity, follow these guidelines found in a response by Silver Birch quoted earlier. (For your reference I have indicated the corresponding alphabet letters in parentheses within the quote.)
(A) Learn the spiritual providence and have complete confidence in it. Have certitude verified by reasoning, and fervent willpower built on credible faith.
(B) Drive away any thoughts of anxiety by maintaining unshakable faith on the providence.
(C) Follow the providence and do your best.
(D) Know that you are never alone. Acknowledge the unification with your spirit guard and guides. Pray in order to attain and develop the unification.
(E) Discipline yourself into an orderly lifestyle and use your talents and skills for the benefit of others.
(Practice altruistic lifestyle, where spirit is the king and body is the servant of the spirit.)
There are mandatory prerequisites for attaining successful unification and genuine communion (spiritual interaction and attunement) with your guides. One must take time, a long time, to learn the spiritual knowledge. Then one must accumulate enough spiritual experience by putting the knowledge into practice. Also, very important are the zealous efforts to strengthen one’s faith in the providence.
Due to the nearsighted nature of humans on earth, we often fail to notice the communion (spiritual interaction with the guides) when they occur. However, by reflecting back on our footsteps we confirm the progress we have made, in the depth of attunement and unification.
On surface our life seems to consist of series of unrelated and coincidental events. But observed through the perspectives of the spiritual truth, we begin to see that all events we encounter in life are in fact, guided by our spirit guides, from the spirit world.
With years of dedication, following these guidelines to elevate your receptivity, you will grow more unified and attuned with your spirit guides, and your spiritual abilities too will follow the steps toward enhancement, according to earlier quotes. This will open a new door for deeper understanding of Silver Birch’s teachings; and your refined abilities become important factors in the dissemination of spiritual truth on the internet. Here are the spiritual abilities in discussion:
⇒ Increased receptivity for spiritual energy (spirit power), leading to broadened awareness (enlightenment and wisdom) of the spiritual providence.
⇒ Discernment skills start to sprout.
⇒ Improvement in the “intuitive vision” and receptivity of “inspirations.”
Spiritual interaction, hence, your mind being unified with the minds of your spirit guides, will produce these changes. It is comparable to the principle of octaves in music, where there are same notes at different octave range. The frequency of vibrations varies in highness or lowness, yet they produce the same note. When in tune with the spirit guides, we can harmonize with their insights and inspirations, despite the distance in the range of vibrations.
To conclude our discussions on the spiritual interactions with spirit guides (evolved spirits), let’s look at a quick comparison with the cases involving earthbound spirits, thus phenomena of spirit possessions.
Harmful spiritual interactions (spirit possessions) with immature spirits and earthbound spirits.
• The one being possessed has no spiritual knowledge, or has only a limited exposure, with no real understanding.
• Possessions occur without consent.
• One is unaware of the possession (Often the spirit possessions are unknowingly invited by oneself due to one’s selfishness, immaturity, or the karma.)
Spiritual interactions with spirit guides (evolved spirits).
• One has solid spiritual knowledge. (With years of practice and efforts to build faith.)
• One wishes to have spiritual contacts with the spirit guides; and thus there is consent.
• With the foundation of spiritual knowledge, one acknowledges clearly the guidance from his spirit guides.
Reference:
Lift Up Your Hearts compiled by Tony Ortzen, The Spiritual Truth Press, Surrey, Great Britain, edition 2009, first published in 1990.
