Oneness

In our ignorance of our oneness with one another, individuals, for countless eons, have fought more on religious principals than for any other reason. These conflicts are not only within various religions but are also within each denomination, whether it be Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, Islam, etc. Each are convinced that they are more right than anyone else. This has caused not only a separation of people, but caused many individuals to become disillusioned with religion, often resulting in giving up their faith in God because of disappointment in humankind. Humankind has missed the point. Rather than focusing on the specific religions and their dogmas, we should focus on the importance of every single soul manifesting an awareness of the living Spirit while walking on earth. Oneness as a force implies that all things are connected, interrelated. Everyone of us has a connection to one another, to the earth, to the universe and to God. There is nothing that I do to any of these, that I do not do to myself. The part affects the whole; however, because of our free will, many use their life force for selfish purposes and desires rather than the good of the whole. This is where our shadow is created.

Let's pretend that we are all gathered, playing lovingly together in a meadow we call home. One of us gathers our attention to ask, "Would anyone here like to play a new game? This is a brand new game, one like you've never played before. It is almost like a combination of many games and will be so elaborate with it's illusions, props and disguises. It will take place in a scenario where we cease to remember who we are, just like the movie you may have watched, Total Recall. All will be hidden from you by a veil and all will be forgotten. The objective of the game is to Re-Member. The veil will be so effective that many will look around at the props and disguises and truly believe that is all there is. You will retain all of your powers, yet you will not remember how to use them or that they are even there."

"The game will be played in phases and before we start each phase of the game we may place as many reminders in our path as we wish, to help us remember. Be advised to place many reminders, for most of you will rationalize them away easily. We will choose the time and place of our entrance and exits on the game board. We will also set up circumstances and lessons we wish to complete while we are under the veil. A tally will be kept and points will accumulate from one phase to the next. This point system will only be used by you to determine what will be included in your next phase. You will not be able to remember from one phase to the next, yet, once mastered, certain attributes may be carried forward into the next phase. You will always carry your core essence and personality yet you will have nothing to compare it to. Humor will always be a reminder that passes unchecked through the veil and if we find you getting too serious we will tickle your funny bone as a reminder that this is only a game."

"There will also be many masters available along the way to help us if we wander too far from the path. Oh yes, I almost forgot an important part of the game . . . . . at all times there will be free choice. You have complete choice in all matters, you may even choose not to play the game or call in a substitute. You may choose to hide or you may choose to seek, it is entirely up to you."

"On the game board there will be polarity. This has to do with the mechanics of the game board itself and will be a necessary component. Polarity, however, will taint your vision and you will perceive things as Up or Down, Light or Dark, Good or Bad Love or Fear and Right or Wrong. Do not let this fool you. We will all leave our higher aspects of ourselves in a special place for the duration of the game, otherwise the game would be much too easy."

"Your higher self will be available to you at any time yet you must learn to access it and to even remember that it exists. Also, you may choose special loved ones to ride on your shoulder to give advice during the game, once again, remembering that they even exist will be a big part of the game itself. The game will be to see how many can remember who they are, where they are from and what powers of creation they have. Once you remember then you may re-merge with your higher self and recreate home on the other side of the veil to demonstrate that you have fully remembered. So who wants to play?"

Copyright 1997 Steve Rother