Introduction
We have now traveled through the first two stages of healing through the Akashic Records. We have explored our Sacred Wounds as points of power in relationship with ourselves. We have crossed the bridge that connects us with others, shifting into an awareness of our Sacred Wounds as a pathway of peace. And so now we arrive at a new shore, one that promises the most profound change of all.
Here we find the Promised Land, the land of freedom from our past and freedom to embrace our future in a new world. Like the great explorers of our planet centuries ago, we too are voyagers—of the interior terrain. Having arrived at the edge of our own frontier, we are now free to venture forth in peace and with enthusiasm to discover the best of who we are and what life has to offer us.
This remarkable stage of our healing journey involves investigating our Sacred Wounds as the platform for transcendence and transformation in the world. We are in the final stretch, standing in the clearing of new possibilities. Here, facing our wounds catapults us into a new way of living. We begin to know what it means to be “in the world, but not of it.” Our newfound access to inner power makes it possible for us to both transcend and transform while being fully engaged in the world.
When we speak of transcendence in this context, we refer to rising above or going beyond our human limitations without condemnation. If it is indeed best for us to do so, we can surpass them. At the same time, we transform. Through our work in the Akashic Records at this level, we are truly changed.
Before we proceed further, let us list and appreciate our accomplishments. By now our relationship with our wounds has been radically altered. Wounds that had previously been obstructions to the realization of the perfection of our soul have become gateways to a direct experience of our goodness. Wounds that had dimmed our awareness of the Innermost Self have become points of power in our relationship with our self. By daring to walk through the darkness of our pain and the unknown, we have found the Light within; it has always been there, but only now can we live in its radiance. Our need to abandon and reject ourselves has been relieved and replaced by the regular practice of unconditional self-love. This practice enables us to relax, and as we do so, we discover that we can be the person we have always known we are at our core. The Innermost Self now has the means to come forward, and this brings a remarkable level of satisfaction and pleasure to us and to everyone we meet.
After establishing a rewarding relationship with ourselves, we turned to the difficulties we had in our connections with other people. We discovered that the resentments blocking our path are actually opportunities for revealing new levels of love and harmony within ourselves and between us. Surprisingly, we have found that the patterns of restriction and limitation that held us hostage are actually pathways into an awe-inspiring dimension of freedom that has become our new home. Here, we drop anchor and settle in to live a new life.
The questions that fuel our progress now are “How can I contribute? How can I serve? What can I bring? How can I be helpful?” In our final step of healing through the Akashic Records, we will look at how we can live an Ascending Life. Now that the healing has begun, we want to consider how we can keep growing, developing, and enjoying. We no longer have to live lives focused upon strategically avoiding pain and suffering—those days are over. Now our challenge is learning how to expand our ability to love and be loved. This is our time to explore the joy of living! We are now moving toward the Light, being led by the Light within, hearing the call of the Light.
There will be times when we have to go back to basics and renew the intensity of the practices we have learned so far, but that is to be expected: we are still human and we can expect to hit some speed bumps. But the general climate of our lives is different. We have a new ground of being; we are anchored in and aware of the Light. If we encounter a painful problem, we can use it to propel ourselves forward and upward into the Light, rather than using it as a weapon against ourselves. In the promised land of freedom, the question driving our quest becomes “How much love and happiness am I willing to enjoy?”
Living an Ascending Life
Having cleaned house, we have become clearer channels of Light, ready to explore living an Ascending Life beyond our woundedness. In this section we will examine the idea of Ascension and get acquainted with an exciting new construct that was revealed to me over time within the Akashic Records: the Ascension Matrix. In the next few short chapters, we will consider each component of the Matrix to see how it functions independently of, and interdependently with, its Matrix mates. We will explore what it means for us to live as Ascending Beings and how to do this in our everyday lives.
Ascension can be defined as conscious fusion with the Divine. The truth is that we are already and always one with Divine Life. However, we are not always aware of this Truth. One of the most significant steps we will ever take in the evolution of our consciousness is the step from being oblivious to our fusion with the Divine to being keenly aware of it. Our consciousness of this fusion allows us to naturally transcend—rise above our mortal existence—and live in a dimension of unlimited possibilities.
Ascension itself is the consequence of inner alignment. We do not directly cause our Ascension through force of will: focusing on the act itself will not do the job. However, we can activate it by using our Sacred Wounds to tap into Divine Power as a path of peace and alignment. When we do this, our Ascension is assured.
Ascension is not a one-time event—we do not rise once and forever. It is very much alive as an ongoing state or condition. As infinite beings, we have the potential for infinite Ascension—an unlimited ability to rise above and go beyond our human condition, buoyed by the ever-expanding, ever-deepening awareness that we are one with the Divine Presence.
Fusion itself is a fascinating process in which substances are brought together, blended, and transformed into a state of union. When particles of varying weights fuse, there is a tremendous release of energy. In the fusion associated with Ascension, our relatively dense human selves join with a significantly lighter Divine Spirit—and profound energy is generated. Many of us who work in the Records are familiar with the manifestation of this in everyday life. Stepping onto the spiritual path consciously, we enter into new levels of awareness, new dimensions of knowing, and experience new sensitivities. Realms of previously unrecognized possibilities are seen, and as this happens, we have access to expanded states of energy. It is common to feel hyper-alive, über-alert, wide awake.
When in this state, you find yourself living a “quickened” life, one that accelerates and brings increased clarity. You can see where you are going, and you can see beyond appearances into what is truly driving the events in your life. Your perceptions are heightened and you have tremendous vitality, which is released by the fusion process. This vital force propels you forward; it urges you into life. One of the most compelling aspects of present-day spirituality is that the powerful force released in the fusion process enables you to move into life, fully conscious of your spiritual nature and engaged as an authentic human being.
Our awareness of what is happening gives us greater authority over our direction. Awareness, by its nature, amplifies the energy coursing through us—it fortifies the force and supercharges us. We can channel increasing awareness and energy into those things that uplift and edify us. Without this awareness, we may enjoy the experience but lack authority over the process. It’s as if we’re taking this trip in the passenger seat instead of driving. Our journey may be delightful but incomplete. We will lack firsthand knowledge of the terrain, the route, the pitfalls, and the elegant stretches of the journey, as we will not fully comprehend the adventure.
When energy is released in this fusion process, it can seem like a big bang, an explosion that hurls us out of our current level of consciousness into a higher one. This can seem instantaneous—as though we suddenly took a flying leap. If we look deeper, we see that the energy is indeed propelling us outward and upward. But if we could observe the action in slow motion and chart it on a graph, we would see something different: a series of small, manageable steps, one following another. The incline would be steep, comprised of a series of tiny segments. We have constructed an internal scaffolding enabling our rise to the next level of consciousness.
This fusion process is what we experience in Ascension. With this understanding in place, we can address the Ascension Matrix, the subject of the next part of our journey.
As I said earlier, focusing on Ascending does not cause lift-off. What will activate the Ascension experience is our conscious engagement with the dynamics of the Ascension Matrix, established by a mixture of three qualities: Gratitude, Grace, and Generosity. Placing our attention on these components and creating further inner alignment will activate the Matrix, so our Ascent can commence. The phenomenon of Ascension is part of the whole of creation—it is already in place, and we do not have to cause it to exist. Our part is to establish right relations with our Sacred Wounds, align with creation, and focus on the qualities of the Matrix, for this is where we have maximum impact.
Each of the three dimensions of the Matrix makes its own contribution to the dynamics of the whole. The first component is Gratitude, which supplies momentum. The second is Grace, the catalyst for the matrix. Generosity is the final piece, and it provides buoyancy, making it easy to rise to the next level. Through the combination of these qualities, the Matrix operates to facilitate our progression from one higher level to the next, from one expanded state to another even greater expansion, from glory to glory to Glory!