5-18-10 Questions And Answers With Robert Shapiro

I'm going to answer some of the interesting questions I receive from people here again. Its been a while since I've done this here and I'll do it from time to time now.

Here's one:


soy and estrogen

is there an agenda to increase estrogen in males? how does the the biological work with the ability to transcend the unhealthy effects it has on your body? In other words how does eating foods work with creating your reality?


My Answer:

This is my feeling. I feel that it's possible, because of overpopulation on the Earth, that testosterone levels are dropping in men. This way people will still be able to make love but perhaps there will be a decreased birth rate in the long run.

I do not think that will be statistically noticeable immediately as far as total Earth population goes but who knows...a ways down the road eh? Considering the other ways our population is lessened I feel that the lowering of the birth rate would be the most benevolent. If this happens, and only if, I feel that eventually the population will level off at considerably less than we have now. I think this whole thing could take easily over 50 to 60 years.

I have channeled repeatedly from various sources that soy is not meant for humans. It is meant for animals. Still, there are many foods that animals eat that we eat as well.

Goodlife.

More On Compassion

Part 1:


Is thought really intended to insulate us from our feelings. Horace Walpole seemed to indicate that in this quote, "Life is a comedy for those who think... and a tragedy for those who feel." And yet perhaps even in his day people had forgotten how to interact with their own feelings.

As you all know, who have read these blogs, a great deal of what I'm trying to do here is teach how to interact with your own feelings and the feelings of others because that has everything to do with these times.

I recently got a question, which you may have seen on this blog, from Anonymous L* who at times is overwhelmed by feelings and compassion for all life and is wondering - is there something wrong with them. Or perhaps I might state, is there something that could be corrected in others.

I cannot comment directly on the urgency from Anonymous L's personal situation but what I can say is that I feel that once we all know how to work with our feelings - what they mean, and I'm talking about physical feelings here, and how they can bring us into greater understanding of all life around us and thus help us to connect with our natural native personalities that exist beyond this Earth plane as we know it - we will live better.

I do not wish to suggest that Horace Walpole was mistaken for I feel that even in our now times a great many people believe and/or practice thought instead of attempting to understand and interpret their feelings but I am hopeful that in my small way I may be able to contribute towards a greater understanding of feelings.


Part 2:


...And especially for Anonymous L and others who feel overwhelmed by compassion:

Sometimes compassion is from the outside in - meaning one has a sense of feeling heart towards another being who is suffering but other times especially when one is overwhelmed by the suffering of others or the perceived suffering as one might feel towards a planet one may very well be extending unconsciously from one's self to the other actually taking on their suffering for themselves and if they do that, though they may not actually feel the intensity of the pain, they would feel the urgency for relief.

So - given that I'd like to suggest something. If you are feeling overwhelmed with compassion and it is actually interfering with your life - stop for a moment.

This does not mean if you're driving a car stop in the middle of the road but if you are driving, carefully move over to the side of the road and park well off the highway for example or if you are performing some task that requires your absolute attention finish the task and then stop and go sit down someplace - you understand. In short, find someplace to sit down for a moment.

If it's daytime close your eyes and look up towards the sun. If it's nighttime you can glance towards the moon. The point is to redirect your attention towards a planetary body that is not suffering. Regardless of the impacts we may see in photographs of the moon I have felt the moon at a distance and I can tell the moon is at peace. I feel the same for the sun, for the sun often reaches out to bring its light elsewhere as we know.

My feeling is this concentrated effort allows you to separate yourself from taking on the feelings of others. This planet is a very difficult place at times - we all know that. One of the things we must allow however even though it may seem hard at first or even harsh is we must allow other people to have their feelings.

Sometimes when compassion gets the better of us - meaning we are not just feeling tender or feeling heart or love for those who are suffering but we are actually reaching into them unconsciously pulling out their feelings and feeling them - we might be preventing them from using their own feelings to make changes in their lives that may serve them better.

We know that this planet is a school for human beings and we also know that there are many times and challenges that make it difficult for other beings.

I do say this however, the feeling of compassion is often a valued thing and can help and guide others when taught gently if the others are open and receptive to it but if you are feeling overwhelmed by the feelings of others perhaps it might be best to let them have their feelings.

So at that moment try to look at something that is calm. If you cannot glance towards the sun with your eyes closed to protect your eyes or if you cannot see the moon then perhaps a large rock or boulder will do. Sometimes even a hillside, someplace that is natural - a part of nature but since many live in cities and do not always have that available such as a big old tree in a park - not a young tree but a big old tree then very often glancing towards the moon or even towards the sky on a cloudy day will help you to disconnect from taking on the feelings of others.

That's what I recommend. Goodlife.

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*Portions of Anonymous L's comment:

My Soul has created a condition of bi-polar mood disorder for my Being to deal with in this life...I am extremely sensitive to what I perceive as the suffering of the natural world (animals, plants, rocks, the planet, the trials and tribulations of people, and on & on.)

This creates strong feelings and a heavy emotional involvement that act as BIG distractions for me in my creation of what I need for a good life.

Can I somehow limit my emotional sensitivity? How can I over ride the 'wiring' of my soft- heartedness that may eventually be the cause of my material decline and my inability to create a livlihood and a joyous life?

Motions, Magic and Living Prayers

There's been a question and I feel that it warrants a greater display here since I believe at times I have encouraged this type of thing and at other times not so. So let me quote the question here:


I have just accessed your blog entries on Benevolent Magic and Living Prayers. I have known of them from The Sedona Journal--but you are giving more and greater information on these blog entries.

Here is my question: I am following the format of your words and actions in general--but while I am working, I sometimes (often) feel the physical impulse to perform different motions with my hands/arms/head...body.

I love being responsive to my body cues as I have only recently learned to feel and trust them (in 50+ years!)---but what impact is this having on my magic/prayer/intent?


And I have this to offer. In the case of Living Prayer that is not associated with anything other than stating some words - of course first asking for all the most benevolent energies that are available for you to be all around and about you as I often say - so that's a little different you see than more elaborate aspects that may use Living Prayer to a degree such as you might find in True Magic or even other elaborate essentially ceremonial - meaning involving the physical self, sometimes the sun, the moon, sometimes other aspects of physical life and benevolent beings in a more involved process...

So here's the answer without getting too analytical. Generally speaking if you're simply saying a Living Prayer or a Benevolent Magic then if you feel like you want to move your body to a degree I feel that's alright. I would recommend though just moving hands or arms and sitting in one spot.

There's a reason for that. If you move around too much - and get up and move around - there can be a situation that develops that the energies that are working with you will be in the original location where you asked the Preamble* - that you're asking for all the most benevolent energies...They'll come to where you are then you see but if you get up and move around extensively without the proper training that goes into this process, which I may at some point be able to teach you though I'm not sure if that would be possible in this format, then it might be better to stay in the original place you were physically when you made that request.

Still I feel it is alright to move hands and arms into positions that might want to be taken but recognize that this may be an experiment on your part and it may very well have an effect on what you feel and even the outcome. So if it's something that you feel energy for - when you ask for those energies to be present you see - if the motions that your body takes cause that energy feeling to disappear then I recommend that you do not take those motions.

If on the other hand the energy remains or is heightened then perhaps a motion like that and motions like that in the future might be acceptable and even desirable. You will have to experiment.

Sometimes you will be unhappy because once you've asked for something in the case of a Benevolent Magic you don't repeat that, it's once only - not meaning that you can only say Benevolent Magic once only but that you can only use those specific words for a specific purpose in a benevolent magic once only.

You can of course change the - what you are requesting for in a Benevolent Magic as you have seen - those of you who have been reading this blog and my others extensively.

So I realize this sounds like a little of this and a little of that but generally speaking what's going on here between me to you is training and I do not wish to keep you from expanding on your inspiration but keep in mind that while you will use more inspirations in time that in the beginning, especially if you are just getting started with this that I am teaching here, it might be better to perform the process as stated.

Still, in the case of the original questioner L, I do recommend that you personally allow very slight motions following the guidelines I've given here. I hope that is some help to many of you besides L.

Goodlife to you all and goodnight.

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*Here is the usual Preamble that one might say before doing a Living Prayer, Benevolent Magic or even a True Magic.

You might say, "I am asking that all the most benevolent energies that are available for me be all around me and all about me now in the most benevolent way for me."

Then you would pause and wait to feel something. Some of you might not feel anything, especially when you're just beginning to learn these things but in time you probably will. In that case just pause for about 30 seconds to a minute.

A Shaman's Apprentice, Part 2

There is more to be said. There is no question that you will be tested and by tested I do not mean the finger, so to speak, proverbially coming out of the sky to grab you by the collar and shake you - meaning you will not be put through some horrible test but rather life all around you will at times attract you - you will be pulled this way, you will be pulled that way.

The way to know that you are on the Shaman's path, and it is your intent, is that no matter which way you are pulled - and you will be pulled - you will always begin to notice what needs help, who needs help, "How can I help in this situation." That will tell you you are on that path.

There is more. There will also be a tendency at times to want recognition but a great deal of your work will be done in secret. This is not because you are trying to hide out from anyone, rather it is because it is not necessary - very often - for you to have any direct contact with the parties involved whom you are trying to help.

You will hear about something from someone - perhaps you will hear about it from a source or even a news report, someone will tell you something. In short something will come to your attention which then you can act upon in the ways in which you have been trained to improve the quality of life for the people and places where this thing has happened.

Most of the time, as I say, people will not know that you have had anything whatsoever to do with the improvements that they may experience. They may even credit others for that, or their own prayers which is a possibility in terms of it helping - no questions about that. So if you are attracted to public recognition or appreciation of what you may be doing as a Shaman this is probably not the job for you.

I know it's sounding more and more like this is something impossible or difficult to do but I don't feel that way. I feel that more and more these days that people are seeing around them what's really going on. They are feeling with their senses what's happening and what needs to be improved. They are noticing how much people are really alike and how very small in terms of percentages are our differences.

This kind of recognition will smooth the path towards desiring to know how to apply that which I have already taught in part on my A Mystical Man's World and on my Benevolent Magic site as well as all the other places I put up knowledge and information.

So...further on my answer to you. I feel that this is a good path for you Questioner, if it is something you feel attracted to. I also feel that a great many of you out there are leaning in this direction for one reason or another and that's alright. Look into your hearts and into your feelings as to what you want to do.

Read my blogs and read the books if you like to see if you're drawn to doing some of these things. If you want to find your own answers, if you want to contribute - that's so important - and if you do then find a way.

Ask someone to help you, ask someone to guide you but don't ask someone to lead you. My feeling is that our desire for leaders these days is truly a desire to tell someone, "Help me for I cannot help myself." And if you feel that you cannot help yourself the Shaman's Way and the Path of the Mystical Person or Medicine Person may not be for you but if you ask someone to help you, to guide you, to teach you - that's different and then this path may just be for you.

I wish you many blessings on that path if you choose to follow it, all those of you out there who are interested, and I am hopeful you will find the best teachers to help you along the way. Goodlife.

A Shaman's Apprentice, Part 1

Someone has asked a question that is getting asked more and more these days so I will make a brief public reply.


Comment with question:

I have followed you, Mr. Shapiro, through more than 10 years of The Sedona Journal and am delighted to have just recently found this site. The Grandfather videos are a treasure, thank you so very much for posting them on the Internet.

I've received advice that I would benefit from working with a Shaman as an apprentice. Can Grandfather comment on this, please?

Again, many, many thanks.


There are people now that are attracted to working with a Shaman or a Mystical Man or a Mystical Woman (or a Medicine Man or Medicine Woman). This is a natural progression considering the interests of the day and the more awareness that people have about life around them.

So I would say the following to this particular questioner who really with this question represents many people which is why I can answer it.

First - regardless of what you've been told about it being good for you to do this or that ask yourself, "Is this something I want to do? Would this be a way I'd like to commit to something that I would learn from and that there would be a great many responsibilities for."

When you learn from a Shaman or Mystical Person or other the art and craft of what's involved you also change as a person. It involves a lot of self-examination and introspection in order to be certain of your purpose and your ideals. This happens along the way all the time and never really stops.

It's not questioning yourself, that's not the case, it is more however checking that your natural human reactions to life around you aren't influencing your actions as a person of wisdom. You must then remain to a degree separated from those motivations.

This might create a degree of separation on your part from some aspects of society. It doesn't mean you have to live in a cave or be aloof - that's not it - though some people might think you're aloof but it isn't that. It's that in order to do your work objectively, in order to create and help to create benevolent outcomes for people, places, things, everything - you cannot be biased one way or another.

This means that even if someone has caused grief, if you are going to be able to help the person who was injured - the injured party eh - you must not act against anyone, and I mean anyone, in order for the most benevolent outcome to take place - whatever form of shamanic practice or mystical practice or even medicine practice - it cannot be against, it must be for. In this way all parties agree at the soul level and more likely the outcome will be benevolent for all beings.

This will be difficult because many times you might even feel a personal bias or you might feel that someone has been wronged but it's very important to engage with that. It will be a discipline all your life as a Shaman, as a Mystical Person, as a Medicine Person or other.

I will speak more about these things as time goes on but I feel it's important because it addresses not only the idea of being an Apprentice and the commitment to do the same but it literally addresses the values, the morals, the purposes and the intents of being that particular occupation which is more than a job. It is a way of life that takes place in every waking moment and I believe even in sleep.

So...ponder on that for a time and I will speak again on this topic here. Goodlife.

A Question About Infinity...

A question has been asked that I felt some of you might be interested in. An answer has been provided.


Question:

After reading your explorer series books the consequences are amazing & truly gigantic, as your books presents sample view of the infinity . I wanted to ask you this question regarding experiencing infinity from long time as you see this will be the biggest challenge to experiencing infinity of creations in various ways for any individual consciousness.

If we consider infinity as trillions/Zillions of creations/universes that are currently exists and including creations which are created in past and in future on all levels & clusters so say in future as we expand and beyond this earth plane after death...

1)is it possible to experience the infinity by individual like us that mean each one would able to experience all creations/universes which exists and will ever exists. from smallest to largest entity in the creation & all of it.

2) Would infinity would be experienced from point of view of other person/consciousness as though you are the other. So I will be able to experience not just what I experiences but also all other experiences ( in this creation say experiencing from point of each particles/plants/animals/minerals/devas/angels/humans...etc...

3 )Would I/we able to simultaneously experiencing all the infinity all at once , instead of one by one creation which is mentioned in point 1 and 2. and also ability to experience only given selected part of infinity.

4) Would we have ability to create any universe as per our liking as our creator has the ability

5) is there are any existing entity/individual consciousness/creator who is experiencing this trillions almost infinite number of creations ? if yes then one day I hope we will have also this amazing power to experiencing all that is

There are lot of variations in which this infinity can be experienced , I have just put few variations.

This is not just IMPORTANT questions but goal of everyone and every living consciousness to experience "ALL THAT OF INFINITY OFFERS" .


Answer:

Experiencing infinity is not as difficult as it sounds. As a mental concept it is complex with layers and layers but when we are not constrained by the mental and focus only in feeling - as we do I believe when we are not here and also to an extent at the deep levels of our sleep when we as a mortal personality travel about - we are in feeling touch with all beings.

We can tell when something is out of balance because we get a feeling of that but it generally does not harm us because of the immense balance that exists throughout all beings. Therefore it is possible to touch into any and all if one wishes because of this constant connection and there is no requirement to touch into that which is out of balance.

In order to touch into that which is out of balance one must be prepared. I believe that one of the things we are all doing on this planet is to prepare and when we move on from here we will have the opportunity because of this preparation to work with, to help, yes - to calm and also even to cure that which is out of balance with all beings. In this way harmony can be brought about without loss since all is a portion of all.

Nevertheless as we know from our experience of studying disease by those who do these things on this planet one cannot allow too much of a rampage by a disease that harms but one must study the disease to be certain that there is harm in the larger sense.

I am not saying that disease is a good thing nor am I saying especially that suffering is in any way good for the whole of a being or for all but I am saying that in order to understand something it often helps to look at it from a distance as we do when we study things historical looking from a distance in the detachment way that takes place because of a lack of personal experience with that time and place.

Still it is possible I believe, to experience infinity in ways that do not cause harm. I believe we are here working on just that.

Now as far as creation goes - given that we understand balance from the feeling point of view and that we understand and appreciate the necessity of balance, harmony and that all things in harmony are connected to the energy and experience of love - then to create from the wellspring of all things and all beings is possible for us all.

This creation process we are learning here I believe, because we are learning and being reminded of - sometimes we may feel excessively - of what does not work even though it may on the surface appear to be wonderful - such fine tuning is important I believe for Creator Apprentices though it is not always fun...and yet when considered in total of all the beings who have attended this school we call Earth I believe the sum total of such knowledge and wisdom will culminate in a creation that we can all feel and experience in the most benevolent way.

Here is also something from Grandfather:

"The function of infinity is to provide a ongoing unimpeachable source of clarity and feeling that enjoins all in a way that can be felt benevolently.

"Now as a follow up to that let me simply say if you wish to have this feeling find a large old tree if you can and standing or sitting nearby - if you're sitting make it a chair that is not metal if you can help it or sit on the ground if you like - and extend into the tree so that you can feel the raindrops, if any on the leaves or perhaps the wind or breeze through the twigs or bark of the tree.

"Then after feeling up in the branches where the warmth of the sun can be felt then migrate down below the earth to the tap root and the many roots in their connection with the earth.

"Remain in the roots as long as it is comfortable and simultaneously notice how you feel in your body. If you do not feel good back out of the tree - meaning pull out and stand up. Tell the tree, "Goodlife" and move on to another where you do feel good - but if you do have that good feeling interacting with this wise old tree then you will have a good idea of what infinity feels like. Goodlife."