CROWS, MESSENGERS OF THE SPIRIT WORLD.

Heavenly Blessings,

CROWS, MESSENGERS OF THE SPIRIT WORLD.

A wise old owl sat on an oak; the more he saw the less he spoke; the less he spoke the more he heard; why aren’t we like the wise old bird?  Edward Hersey Richard.

Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn’t people feel as free to delight, in whatever sunlight remains to them? Rose kennedy.

Life without love is like seasons without spring, and birds in cages,  love  without wings.

We see crows all around, I admire their dark color, shining plumage, darting eyes, their unselfish nature, so liberal in giving and sharing their food. One day it so happened, my friend expressed his thoughts aloud, "why do crows keep following me every were, what is their significance in our lives”, taken aback, I looked at him puzzled, coming from a person with a pragmatic view of life, literally set me thinking, aroused my curiosity , to find out more on crows and their spiritual consequence in our life.

The result of my search, enlightened me to the following facts, In mythology and folklore crows are symbolic of death, transition of the spirit to the afterlife, they are considered to be the messengers of the Spirit world, and vehicles of Gods in Hindu mythology, they represent the dead, because the spirits can merge their energy with that of the crows, and communicate to the living, our near and dear ones who have crossed over to the spirit world will partake offerings of food and water through crows.

I was astonished by the fact that they can recognize each individuals by their facial features, they never forget their enemies, and can transmit the image of their enemies to their young ones, it is believed that they live in the void, and have no sense of time, they are able to perceive our past present and future simultaneously they represent unseen forces, and spiritual strength, they are  clairvoyant, and believe that our earth life is a illusion, and we can travel through space and time in the blink of an eye if one believes it.

Another factor that astounded and surprised me was the fact that they could intuitively perceive people who had highly tuned spiritual side, they would move around spiritual people to give them positive energy, to bring blessings, or at times they send us messages  that someone from the other side is desperately trying to contact us, especially if the individual intentionally tries to block all contacts.

Crows are harbingers of good and bad news, sometimes cawing of a lone crow continuously, indicate death, at times they warn you of impending dangers, illness, accidents and unpremeditated changes, there was a case of one of my associates who was pecked by a crow from her balcony, underwent unanticipated changes in her life, she had to relocate her residence and place of work. In villages they believe that continuous cawing of the crow on the roof, or on the window sill, indicate unexpected guests. Another fact that amused me was that crows droppings were considered to bring  good luck.

Since they have powerful life altering visions and are keepers of the sacred law, we have to believe, that their presence in our life indicates that we have to be more open to receive  messages from the universe, they could be telling us  that there will be changes in our life, and possibly, we should step away from our usual way of looking into realities of  life, and search for the truth  within our inner realms, instead of searching happiness externally we have to change ourselves internally, let go of our old thinking  and habits, and  embrace a new way of life, altogether. I felt this message was for me.

We have to be mindful of our opinions, and actions, avoid being judgmental and see others from their perception, step into their shoes, and act accordingly, with love and compassion. We have to go beyond the cultural limitations and follow the moral codes of right and wrong, speak the truth, we should not deviate from our life’s mission for temporary egocentric pleasures. we have to trust our intuitions, get out of our familiar nest, look beyond our present range of visions, because our negative or positive circumstances will indicate, and warn us that the directions we are taking will benefit us or not, in the long run.

Overall, I would like to summarize my perceptions of crows in our life, is that we have to abide by the sacred laws of the universe, need to follow and trust in the laws of attraction, accept the changes in our life situations, that these changes are for our higher good, brought into our life naturally, as ordained by the universe, that something had to end for something new to begin.

                                                                 AMEN

LIFE IS A TRAIN JOURNEY.

HEAVENLY BLESSINGS,

LIFE IS A TRAIN JOURNEY.

All of us board the train, called life; we get in as pure souls with very few baggage,s, joyful, full of positive expectation, unprepared of what our journey holds for each of us.

The journey begins; the train driver is our conscious mind who will take us to our destination, and the guard subconscious mind, who will act as a guide, as and when required in our journey. The train slowly moves from the station of our birth. Here we go........Bon Voyage.

In our journey, we meet our parents, siblings, spouses, children, soul mates, friends and others. Each of us has different missions and purposes, and our fate binds us together in one compartment. We become the part and parcel of each other’s  life, and redeem our karmic deeds.

At different stations we will meet different passengers, some of them will help and guide us, and will leave a profound mark in our life, and others will just accompany us to a certain point, and abruptly leave us, we should not carry any emotional baggage in our interactions, with others as this will additionally burden us, instead we should move along cheerfully, sprightly, forgive and forget others follies and travel light.

At times we may be a part of a drama, with a series of  events having emotional, conflicting results with lot of tears of joy and sorrow, comedy and  tragedy thrown in, as a part of a big act, we should act our parts sincerely, objectively, unbiased, with no prejudices, and avoid involving ourselves in others dramas.

On our onward journey we have to confront fearlessly, with storms and lightnings, bear the intense heat and the extreme cold of life, as we are  traveling in different compartments, some will be traveling luxuriously, others comfortably, and still many will be in  compartments were basic needs are not met, drowning themselves in melancholy, in such cases some dejected people will throw themselves out of the train and abruptly end their journey, before their time. But there are others, in spite of all the hardships and difficulties will still take upon themselves to sail through the journey joyfully, courageously accepting things as they are, and going with the flow.

On the way we may befriend some, and antagonize others, some become our love interest, and others are contenders, with conflicting interests.  They become a part of the bigger picture, of our journey , our life takes a twist from here, it becomes blissful with the one we love, and life is bed of roses, we miss out on the thorns, our journey is never smooth, since we have carried some baggage from our last journey.

 Our train will cross great chasms over strong bridges of faith, and at times our life  will  go twisting and winding round the hills of worry and fear, and suddenly with a great din and noise it will  pass through  dark tunnel of misfortune and distress, and everything thing is obscured, we are terrified, inflicted with deep pain and loss, we wallow in sentimentality, in spite of knowing intrinsically that everything in life is transitory, and this part of the act is going to end,  so  the curtain will be raised for the next act in our journey.

At the end of the dark tunnel is the glowing world of light and beauty, rivers, waterfalls, green parks, meadows, gardens, trees and flowers, once again we are lost in the transitory beauty of the imaginative world, but this too is ephemeral, everything in the journey is surreal, nothing is defined, we are hardly able to differentiate between fantasy and reality, but we have to keep a firm hold on our sanity, and move ahead firmly.

Our journey is delayed at certain points, due to various reasons, but we should never lose hope. There may be unscheduled halts, delays, accidents, may derail our life; our journey may course along high mountains and deep valleys. We are in the dark about our future, unaware when our journey may abruptly end, but that does not mean we procrastinate, and do nothing. We should pick ourselves and continue the journey fearlessly with courage and fortitude, and never give up.

We believe that our parents, siblings, friends and others  will be with us till the end of our journey, it’s not the case,  the universe has different plans, lined up for everyone, some of them will disembark at a nearby station, and leave us, as their journey was only up to that point, There are times when an attractive passenger may lure us away from our journey, and alight at a station which may not be a part of our destiny, the external attraction will seduce us and entice us to their world, however attractive their station may be, we should not give into temptation, and immediately leave everything, and board our train of life. some may just leave our compartment, and join others, we have to remember that they had a small part in our life, so that we could learn certain karmic lessons from them, we have to let them go, as they have lessons too, we have to proceed, our train never waits for long, hark! The whistle is blowing, beaconing us, we cannot tarry, time to move on, towards our destination.

Dear friends, In this train journey called life, we have been assigned certain lessons, for our progress, by helping those in need of physical or emotional support, relieving them from their sorrow and distress, we help ourselves, we are here to lighten their burden, without increasing ours, we pass on different compartments, meet people from various background not alike in character, dissimilar in  nature, to learn, to experience  new joys  and gifts in our journey, to exalt in the success of others, to sympathize, and empathize in their  pain and failure, by doing this we learn our lessons, complete our life cycle, and eventually our journey comes to a final end.

 Be like a guard with a lantern in his hands, lighting our track, warning of dangers and perils ahead,  gently guiding the train of life towards the right destination.

                                             .......AMEN.......

TRUE LOVE AND ROMANCE.

HEAVENLY BLESSINGS.

TRUE LOVE AND ROMANCE.

And think not you can guide the course of love, for love,  if it finds you worthy, shall guide your course...... Khalil  Gib ran.

You come to love, not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly...... Sam Keen.

A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in whose company he finds himself electrified and en kindled, but for that one in whose company he may feel tenderly drowsy...... George Jean Nathan.

What is love?  A question asked since time immemorial, love is a common factor that encompasses everything in the  universe, Love is God, and God is Love, and both cannot be seen, In every age, more wars have been fought, in the name of God, Love, land, and wealth, And in the name of love, innumerable  lives have been taken, many people have sacrificed their lives, in the alter of love. And yet some were fortunate enough to have experienced  this  beautiful  emotion, and others  sadly  watched it pass them by.....

It’s  an  intense feeling of deep emotion, for another individual, higher than the sky, deeper than the ocean, unconditional, timeless, eternal......

Love that you feel  for anyone varies by  its nature , love between parents and children, is Filial love, a deep feeling of sexual desire  between lovers is Erotic love, Platonic love or  Philos, is a type of love we feel for our siblings, relatives  and friends, it  has no strings attached, no sexual desires, Agape is the highest kind of   unconditional love, which you experience maybe once  or twice in your life for  your soul mates, twin flames  and for God.

What I would like to discuss,  is about romantic love, between two individuals, the  love shared  between lovers  is of two types, True love, is when you love someone, for what they are, a love which gives, which is unconditional,  and eternal.

Romantic love, is like, in love, with being in love, requires props for a push, cannot sustain without it. It is conditional, and subject to the presence of the object of affection, and all the trappings associated with it.

Now you will  ask  me  what  is  the difference between the two, after all love is love, no, it is far from the truth, let me start by describing romantic love.

Romantic love or conditional love. 

In the initial stage this type of love, begins as a physical attraction and infatuation, we literally fall in love with the outward appearance of the person, “love at first sight” it’s like your dream lover has walked in, and life takes a different meaning altogether. The weakness of this type of love is very obvious, because the first thing that attracts your attention, is   an  attractive  outward appearance, and then the nature or character of the person follows later.

 Generally when you are in love, you are physically attracted, infatuated, besotted, head over  heels  in love  with your  dream lover, During courtship, the initial tendency is to portray the most  positive side of your personality, to woo them in flowery language,  presenting expensive gifts, always at their beck and call. The negative side is revealed at a more familiar stage of the relationship, where the two individuals are in conflict, and they are left in pain and unhappiness.

Relationship differs between person to person, some are in relationships, just to fulfill their ego, to have fun, and enjoy themselves, as in case of teenagers, whereas  others  in their twenties and thirties, eventually go for marriage, to start a family.

 Older  people who have lost their spouse to death, separation  or divorce, find partners for companionship, or to run the family, which is mutually beneficial to both the parties.

There are other unusual  cases  when  such relationships slowly develop into so called love, especially  when an  individual is going through some personal crisis like a disturbed family life, where they have been let down by someone  feeling  empty and alone ,deprived of love and affection, In case of illness, or any  other cases of mental and physical trauma, now in such  a state of sorrow, misery or deep depression, the person who lends  a helping hand and a shoulder to cry on  becomes  an  angel of  love and mercy, a mutual interdependent relationship develops. 


 They expect the other person to guarantee their happiness, to fulfill their physical or emotional needs, and to achieve this  many will go to any extent, to support their lover, portraying  a false image  of love and sympathy in front of them, just to be in their good books. Be  warned,  that  love by feelings alone, and not tested by hardships and trials  cannot sustain in the long term.

Another reason to be careful of, is being in love, “with a concept called love”  TV, movies, , print media are all responsible for romanticizing, portraying a world of fantasy, with fairy tale endings, that it is often hard to see reality from fiction.

Let me come to true love, or unconditional love.

First and foremost  we have to love and accept ourselves before we love others, Only than we can understand the magnitude of love, in its purest form. In true love, the two lovers start of being friends  first, it’s not love at first sight thing, because loving someone does not come easily or naturally, It requires tremendous understanding and maturity, on both their parts, to  love  and accept each other unconditionally,  they admire each  other’s  unique qualities, accept each others shortcomings, it is based on mutual respect, deeper feelings gradually develop at a later stage, for tremendous love , tolerance and patience  is required.

The deep genuine love felt by you invariably attracts the other person to you, they are aware of everything , right from the positive attributes, to the weaknesses, faults and failings, the  darkest secrets are revealed, nothing is hidden  from them, they respect each other  completely for what they are.

The persons are not concerned about outward appearances, they do not express love explicitly, it is expressed in quiet unspoken moments, the deep silence between them conveys everything, no emotional high or sexual attraction is experienced, you want to spend your time with the person, and cherish the moment, forever.

True love is kind, patient, it is not arrogant or rude, when you love  someone you never compete or defy each other , even if conflicts arises, you overcome them immediately by forgiving the person, and forgetting that the person ever hurt you, no harboring resentment. It is a commitment which goes beyond feeling.

The path of true love has never been easy, as poet  Khalil Gib ran writes.

 When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And when he speaks to you believe in him, though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.

For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning. Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun, so shall he descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth.

And  where true love exits, or the love is for a higher purpose, predestined by the two souls, before taking birth, then the Universe will plot to bring the two  together,  no individual or  circumstances, can ever come between them, because  they are destined to be together.

 Spirits and Guides  will  ensure, that messages are impressed on their subconscious minds, or their physical minds, dreams will reveal the  significance and the importance of the relationship, and any individual who  is responsible for creating rift between them, have to face dire consequences, and negativity in their lives, which can come in any form, The benevolent  universe will go to any extent, to keep the  two souls on the right track, it is lovingly watching, and guiding  the spiritual journey of the two souls to their origin......

                                               AMEN