Deepening

From: Pluto
To: Emma
Subject: RE: Good Morning
Date: Tue, 3 Aug

Here is today's quote for you:

"The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance."--Alan Watts

Love, P.........have a perfect day!

p.s. in case you're curious, one place I get many of the quotes I use is from a book called Zen and the Art of Making a Living by Lawrence Boldt...a great career "planning" guide.

-----Original Message-----
From: Emma
Sent: Tuesday, August 03
To: Pluto
Subject: RE: Good Morning

I have that book!!! This is so amazing.....I love the connections we continue to discover.

Love the quote from Alan Watts. I will carry that with me today as I plunge into the changes ahead. Thanks..............love, Emma

-----Original Message-----
From: Emma
Sent: Wednesday, August 04
To: Pluto
Subject: Gifts from the Universe

Hello, my friend..........it was fun to talk with you this morning even if by e-mail. I had a great day, thanks in part to you. It was great to be downtown again, and I realize how much I miss the energy and vitality of downtown. I worked there for 7 years and felt really part of the downtown community.

On a break today, I took my camera in to see if it could be fixed. The place I usually go moved a block or so and they don't fix cameras. So I walked back to the office building where I was working via a different route. As I stopped for a light (rare for me, but there were cars) a very young man approached me and asked if I live here. I said, "yes" and turned away.....I saw he was holding some books; he asked if I am an artist (I was holding camera) and I said "somewhat;" he said he had some books to share with me. The light changed and I said "that's nice but I have to be somewhere." And I walked off. For 2 blocks it bugged me.......I am looking for synchronous events, I am asking to be open to messages from the universe and I blew off what could have been someone I needed to talk to. So I turned around and went back and said, "I think I'm supposed to talk to you for some reason. And yes, I am an artist." He said, "I knew that." We then got into a conversation about purity of consciousness and intent. I talked a bit about the project and he merely reminded me of having a pure purpose and to do this without expecting anything in return. He of course wanted to give me the books in exchange for a donation, but I didn't have any cash. So he gave me a flyer about his ashram and his e-mail address. I may contact him in the future.

At least I didn't let this go by. I have a friend here who says, "Sometimes a doorknob is just a doorknob." Maybe this was just a doorknob......or maybe it is encouragement and reminder that this isn't about me. Now there's a concept..........something in the universe that isn't about ME??? Well!

I've also started a journal about the Face of God.

The book, Synchronicity (Joseph Jaworski) is great....and that's just the intro by Senge! In it he talks about fundamental shifts of mind that are necessary. He talks about, "...a shift from seeing a world made up of things to seeing a world that's open and primarily made up of relationships, where whatever is manifest, whatever we see, touch, feel, taste, and hear, whatever seems most real to us, is actually nonsubstantial. A deeper level of reality exists beyond anything we can articulate....... When this fundamental shift of mind occurs, our sense of identity shifts, too, and we begin to accept each other as legitimate human beings.......when we start to accept this fundamental shift of mind, we begin to see ourselves as part of the unfolding. We also see that it's actually impossible for our lives not to have meaning."

He also uses some of Bohm's work and talks about the "flow of meaning." Pretty awesome stuff, huh?

Hope you're loving life right now..........I am, too............................love, Emma

----- Original Message -----
From: Pluto
To: Emma
Sent: Wednesday, August 04
Subject: RE: Gifts from the Universe

Hi...It was nice to have your e-mail waiting for me when I arrived at work today. I don't look forward to coming to the office much anymore, but our conversations are a bright light in my day.... thank you. Your experience downtown reminded me of a quote from Albert Einstein that is one of many on my office wall..."There are two ways to live your life, one is as though nothing is a miracle, the other is as if everything is." It seems to me it's always a choice. Lately I've been feeling as if there are few choices open to me, but I know that for the things that matter in life, there is always choice.

Life is indeed a miracle...thanks for reminding me that it takes no effort at all to love it.

I need to ask a favor of you. There is an area of my life that is sorely in need of a miracle. Without going into details now (I’ll share it with you sometime), I need your help in channeling some miraculous energy towards this "issue." I've been blocked or clouded in this area and I'm hoping that by asking you (and the universe) for help it may clear the way for some healing and transformation to take place. So, if you would please join me in asking the universe to shine its abundance on me, I know that my path will soon open up.

yours.........P

From: Emma
To: Pluto
Subject: RE: Gifts from the Universe
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1999 07:04:44 -0700

Of course, my friend.....I will ask for miraculous healing and transformation in this area of your life. Consider it done. I'm reading Marianne Williamson's Return to Love and she talks a lot about miracles and asking for them. I've used it to help me through some stubborn attachments in my life.

I'm sorry work is not fulfilling for you. I've talked a bit about my work and the frustrations I have with it, so I understand your feelings. It is a struggle. Maybe that's part of why we were to come together....so we could support one another through these times and into new ways of living and experiencing life. You do sound a bit down today, so I hope you are taking care of yourself. Perhaps hanging out is exactly what's called for.

Just remember 2 things my dear friend: You will have everything you need when you need it (but probably not before). AND, you are God's most favorite child (we all are.)

I am in interviews again this morning then at the office for meetings in the afternoon. I'll be here for a while yet, so If you want to write back, I'll be here. Take care, Pluto and be gentle with yourself.

Sending you peace and love............Emma

p.s. I'm gonna have to hurt you for planting that song in my head yesterday....yes, it was Petula Clark. Now it's here again today. Peace and light

Here. Now

From: Emma
To: Pluto, T---, C---
Subject: Silent Exchange

Silent Exchange

Settling down to meditate
in my book-lined alcove,
I gaze at Buddha on the shelf,
sitting palms up, cross-legged, calm.
What is he? Where is his mind?

Deep oceans roll between us,
the Buddha and me,
even though his cast iron likeness
is solidly planted before my eyes
among amethysts and books.

His sloping shoulders and benign face
reveal a radiant humility
surely possible to humanity,
yet seldom found in bodily beings.

Where is your mind, Lord Buddha?

Your focus seems a thousand miles within
as you meditate here
in silent serenity.

May I somehow join your journey?
What must I do to walk your path?

A sunbeam shines now
through the nearby window
and rests on Buddha's heart.

"Look within," he whispers innerly.

"Look within for a pattern of being
that will respond to your aspirations.
Consciousness is supple and supportive
if you discover and respect its laws.

"Bliss abides in every inch of space,
and will be found hidden in the obvious.

"Master nature by obeying her perfectly.
Examine her ways, ask her secrets,
and use her for the benefit of all.
Blessings accrue to the workman
who skillfully unfolds a subtle pattern,
then shapes from it a living temple to truth.

"You live in the pattern
and the pattern lives in you,
as the flower hides a seed
and the seed hides a flower.

"Proceed now into your peace,
into your meditation.
Leave my sunlit statue here
and turn to your inner light.

"Slip softly into the shining sea
of possibilities,
releasing love into life
as life releases you into love.

"I will be here when you return."

--Alan Harris

From: T---
Sent: Friday July 29
To: Emma
Subject: Silent Exchange

“Where is your mind, Lord Buddha?”

Here. Now.

Something Bigger!!

From: Pluto
Sent: Saturday July 24
To: Emma
Subject: Something Big!


From: Pluto
Sent: Saturday July 24
To: Emma
Subject: something bigger!!

Hi, Sorry about the previous non-message. I hit the wrong key and pre-maturely, well...you know.

So, what mega-event is about to happen?? Everything seems to point to that. Anyway, I wanted to say that the Xena quality you left out, but you seem to me to exemplify is "courage". From what you told me about your past (thank you for trusting me enough to share that with me) strength and courage must be strong in you. I think you are well prepared for whatever huge cosmic happening is about to transpire. Perhaps that is the prime "gift" you bring to our soul group.

Well, I've got to go and do the next right thing(housework).

with love from the tower......P


From: Emma
Sent: Saturday July 24
To: Pluto
Subject: Something Bigger!!

hahahahahahahaha

----- Original Message -----
From: Pluto
To: Emma
Sent: Saturday, July 24

Well, again I feel as though I’ve said something stupid or insensitive (am I being silly??) I know you are dealing with shifting energy, and I know how hard that can be. Please believe me about the courage thing...I said it with all sincerity because it is something I have felt in you and I know is there...whether you know it or not....trust me on this.

faithfully...P

From: Emma
To: Pluto
Subject:
Date: Sat, 24 Jul

Pluto, Pluto, Pluto....you are a dear and I love you. No you haven't done anything silly or insensitive.

I was laughing at the "premature" comment you made. :-) It just struck me as very funny and I laughed.

I don't take life all that seriously these days and I especially don't take myself too seriously. You are right, I do have courage and I forget to acknowledge that at times. Thank you for recognizing it and for reminding me of it. Sometime I will tell you more of my story. It will either leave you laughing your butt off or weeping (or both).

I would also like to do some past life stuff with you. I think it could be a powerful experience.....I have never done any past life work but think that is part of my future.

I'm going off now to meet someone face2face that I've talked to in the chat room. She owns a meta physical store in Beaverton, the next town west from me and about 10 minutes from my house. Amazing, huh?

Then my son and I are going to an open house a new friend. He moved here from Denver in January and he and his partner are now settled into their new home. Today is the party. I won't be home probably until about 7 p.m. PDT, but will send you e-mail tonight or tomorrow. I like our connection.

Pluto, please don't worry about offending me or pissing me off or saying something insensitive. If you ever do, I will tell you. Trust that. I know we are still working around the edges of our friendship and have also experienced some incredibly intimate connections. I honor your spirit of gentleness and openness and love you for it.

Peace, my brother and soul mate...........Emma

From: Pluto
Sent: Saturday July 24
To: Emma
Subject: Re: Something Big??

Yes indeed. It still awes me. Our common roots must run deep. It might be worth exploring someday with someone who works with past lives.

P.S. I've got to run a couple of errands....see you in an hour or so....P

I just sent you mail and here is one from you.............are we connected or what???

From: Emma
To: Pluto
Subject: You Ok?
Date: Sat, 24 Jul

I'm worried that you're not okay with our e-mails today. Part of the frustration for me with e-mail is that tone doesn't get transferred very well.

Let me know what you need........I want our friendship and connection to continue and grow. You are pretty awesome, Pluto................love, Emma

From: Pluto
To: Emma
Subject: I'm OK
Date: Mon, 26 Jul

Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. I was out most of Sunday and didn't check my e-mail until this morning.

I can be quite naive at times. While my innocence is a positive quality sometimes, it also can get in the way. Thank you for being so understanding, and I apologize for distracting you from your more immediate issues. You are a great friend and I love the connection we've discovered.

I too have difficulty "reading" emails. It's impossible to really look into someone's eyes and sense their body language to get the real meaning of what they are saying or feeling. I am a very tactile and visual person to start with, so I wind up at quite a disadvantage with email. Bottom line is, it would be great to have a more "complete" means of communicating with each other. Oh well, everything in it's own time.

So...are you OK? I get the sense that you are dealing with some weird energy...and lots of it. Remember that chaos is the natural process of change and transformation. If you remain open it can result in positive changes. But, "chaos in the middle feels like failure", so it's important to keep the lines of communication flowing (even though I might grossly misread it!). The power of your relationships is what carries you through to the other side, and I believe that the universe gives you the ones you need exactly when you need them. That's one of the reasons why we were brought together at this time.

So, even though I may get confused from time to time, I will be there for you.

Love.................P


P.S. Relationships are a pisser, aren't they?.........you gotta love it!

we meet...

From: Pluto
Subject: hmmmmmmmm
Date: Mon, 19 Jul

Emma, It's great that you were able to find a good used copy of the I Ching book, and to find the workbook as well. I'm sure they'll serve as able and trusty guides for you.

Don't worry about getting too 'woo-woo'. I go to work each day in a place where it's politically incorrect to have faith in such things and it's comforting to be able to communicate regularly with someone who is uninhibited about it.

I re-read an e-mail from you last weekend, about your visit to the beach. I got a strong impression that it's someplace I've been before. I've never been to Oregon, but the feeling was there none-the-less. You just go....hmmmmmmmm.

It would be wonderful to meet you in Denver (Vail would be preferable). Somehow I know that the 'physical' meeting of our group (and you and I) will be one of those "cruxes" in time and space. You know...one of those times around which you define 'before and after'. Perhaps this is when we will awaken to the "reality" we seek.

Well, gotta go......perhaps we'll "do voices" later today...I think I have your number at work...Love.... Pluto


From: Pluto
Sent: Monday, July 19
To: Emma
Subject:

E,

Well, it was great to finally hear your voice. I must tell you that your voice has a very soothing, familiar quality for me. I'm not sure what this means, but perhaps that is what we will discover as our group progresses toward its true purpose. I think as time goes on, we will discover that we are connected in many more ways than we know.

Anyway, the question that comes up for me now is: What does the universe want/need from us?...and...What does each of bring to our group, that when combined becomes so powerful that the world will never be the same? Learning the answers to these questions is no small task. We took a small step towards that today. I think the key will be in the relationships. We can't know completely what we are called to do together until we explore what being together means for us.

For now, I just want to bask in the joy of connecting.

So...remember...'a whole few watermelon'!......love, Pluto

From: Emma
Sent: Monday, July 19
To: Pluto
Subject: RE:

Thank you for your kind words. I am often told I bring a calming influence and am very soothing. It is a useful attribute. Your questions are excellent and should be posed to the group. I for one will begin thinking about them...........E

From: Pluto
To: T---, Emma, C---
Subject: more questions
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 07:55:20 -0400

Fellow soul groupies,

These questions came up for me after Emma and I talked yesterday:

What does the universe want/need from us?...and...What does each of us bring to our group, that when combined becomes so powerful that the world will never be the same? Each of us has been on an individual journey up to now, gaining unique skills and experiences along those paths......why?... What draws us together now? So, I believe we now need to explore our relationships in order to come to full understanding of our individual gifts. I think it's essential that we continue this dialogue to "hold up the mirror" for each other.

I don't expect that the answers will be easily arrived at, but I believe it is ultimately a question of purpose.

(By the way, if we're going to be the "Fantastic Four", I want to be the guy who can turn his body into a ball of fire)

with love and light.............Pluto

From: T---
To: Pluto, Emma, C---
Subject: RE: more questions
Date: Tue, 20 Jul

Sorry, Big Pluto,

The Fantastic Four only had one woman. I don't think Emma or C--- are interested in being that Rock dude.

T---

From: Emma
To: Pluto
Subject: Re: more questions
Date: Tue, 20 Jul

This isn't an answer, but another question. In last night's meditation, I was guided to ask the universe a question. So my question was, "How can I be of service?" What I got back, resoundingly and unequivocally was, "Be love." I was reminded that T--- posed that very question a while back by asking each of us to think about what it means to "be love." I'd like to add this to the questions.

p.s. can I be the yellow power ranger?

love and light..............Emma

Is It Real or Illusion? Is Anything?

From: Pluto
Sent: Monday July 19
To: Emma
Subject: illusion

Emma

I had an "interesting" encounter with illusion this weekend. As I told you, I received the dragonfly medicine card the other day. The root of the dragonfly's meaning has to do with recognizing the things in your life which are illusions. I was sitting in my backyard yesterday when a dragonfly began to fly back and forth in front of me. I thought, well, that's an interesting coincidence (knowing full well that there are no coincidences...like the bicycle built for two!) Anyway, I went inside and sat down to watch a movie with my son...which, of all things, turned out to be 'The Truman Show'. Here's a guy whose whole life turns out to be one enormous illusion, and he finally musters the courage to confront it and transcend it...by holding tight to the memory of the only taste of reality he ever had, and turning it into a quest for truth.

I couldn't help but see myself (our group???) as Truman. Having to decide between the safety and security of his false world and the fear and unknowing that goes with it. So, I wonder...which part of my world is the illusion here? Where does this "soul group" fit in? Are these questions that all of us in the group are dealing with? I suppose that is why the question 'what's next?' comes up so often. It is really the question 'is this real?' in disguise.

I guess I have to remember this quote: "When you have come to the edge of all of the light you know, faith is knowing one of two things will happen--you will find solid ground under your feet, or you will be taught how to fly."

Love, P

From: Emma
Sent: Monday July 19
To: Pluto
Subject: Re: illusion

Pluto, your thoughts and insights are profound. I will need to spend some time reflecting on "Is this real?" I have been talking with a few others about the group, because my life is pretty much an open book and it is uppermost in my mind. My silent witness observes some reluctance (fear?) about the group. I wonder if it is because it is something I really want (and the wanting, in itself can cause things to go away from us rather than approach us). Maybe the group should talk about that question and talk about what does “real” look like when it comes to this group.

I think the connections between us are real, and I think our visions are real. You know, believing is seeing, so what is it that each of us sees? That might get to what we believe which would get to what is real for each of us. And then, if we create our reality, what is it we are creating? (This is almost getting a little too Gertrude Stein for me!!!)

The Truman Show is a great metaphor for the blindness with which we accept our surroundings, our blindness to the truth. He had that ache to know the Truth and didn't let anyone dissuade him from his search. There was something inside that kept him seeking. You know, the Buddhists say, "That which you are seeking is causing you to seek." Something is causing our group to seek one another and to seek community. My horoscope for this week talked about "dream your dream home (designing my life?), feed your roots, build your community (the soul group?)." I also believe we are in a time of deep introspection and are being called to let go of everything that holds us (mercury is in retrograde right now and my numerology chart says that's what I get to do for the next 18 months.) [Silent witness: as I read over that, it sounds way to woo-woo, AND I think there is truth to it.]

I see us meeting face to face. I will likely go to Denver in late September - early October to take care of some business and visit with my mom. I'm also very hopeful at continuing training with BCAL in the next year. I did an I Ching reading this morning about successfully bringing DALS into my agency and I got #9 Small Influences (Wilhelm/Baynes calls it The taming power of the small) but it seemed positive in that if I am watchful, don't try to push the river, but quietly work to incorporate the principles of DALS into MY work and my department's work, I'll have the opportunity to influence the outcome slowly. If I try for big changes, it will all fail. It changes to #61, Centering in Truth - I get from this a willingness to "see" not just "look." Interestingly, I have been affirming for the last 2-3 days, "Just for today, I will let go of my judgment of everything which occurs."

I found a used copy of the Wilhelm/Baynes book Third Edition in perfect condition. I also got the workbook. This is awesome stuff.

I want to go work in my yard for a bit. I'm feeling the need to be in nature and feel the richness and abundance of those gifts. It's also time to water some plants :-)

Take care, dear Pluto. I look forward to the time we meet and talk face to face. Even voice-to-voice would be good.

Love....................Emma

A Powerful Connection Emerges...

As the dialogue around the "soul group" continues, Pluto and Emma are sensing something unique developing between them. They start exchanging emails between only the two of them and a powerful force begins to emerge...though neither of them are willing to admit it yet.

From: Pluto
Sent: Friday, July 16
To: Emma
Subject: RE: Your Dream

Do you ever wonder how it could be that we are so "attuned" with one another? I know that "understanding is the booby prize", but it is quite uncanny, isn't it? The workings of the "universe" never cease to amaze me. I suppose we should just continue to relax and enjoy the ride (especially since we're not driving the bus anyway!)

I haven't read the Jaworski book, but I have heard of it. Let me know if it's worth getting. If you're interested in leadership stuff, you should read "Sacred Hoops' by Phil Jackson, former Chicago Bulls coach. Whether or not you are a basketball fan, there are some wonderful insights and details of his "unique" approach to coaching.

Have you attended the BCAL leadership workshop? I don't know what they call it now; it used to be Quantum Leadership. I facilitated a bunch for the State of Colorado 2 years ago. There is some great stuff in it...kind of an expanded DALS, but not...if you know what I mean. The model is very close to Meg Wheatley's vision of organizational behavior...it's one of those things that when you hear it, it just resonates and you say...of course. Have you read any of Wheatley's books... "Leadership and the New Science" or "A Simpler Way"?

Anyway, I'm rambling. I'm looking forward to hearing about the I Ching book you got and your further adventures with "the sage".

Love, Pluto

-----Original Message-----
From: Emma
Sent: Friday, July 16
To: Pluto
Subject: RE: Your Dream

You know, it used to just amaze me at how attuned I can be with another. I don't think the feeling has been as strong as with this group, however. And with someone I've never met face to face. At first, I was just blown away, but now I expect those connections. The Tibetan belief of how soul groups are formed makes more and more sense to me as we continue this journey.

I haven't attended any but the initial DALS workshop although this week I wrote down all the things I want for my life (like T---'s description of designing a life) and put on my list that I want to attend all of the BCAL training and become certified as a facilitator. I am so drawn to the principles it embodies because it is so absolutely consistent with my principles and values and how I want my life to be. You're right, "Understanding is the booby prize." I believe I had to go to the DALS training (about which I was initially lukewarm - until after the first hour) to connect with C--- and T---, so I could connect with you, so I could finally feel like there is a place where I belong, so I could begin to manifest all the good in my life, so I could own my power and use it to help others so I could......... and on and on.

I think the 4 of us need to "do eyeballs." (Meet face2face). I'm not willing to push the river on this and know that it will happen in the fullness of its time. I am enjoying the leisure and ease with which I am getting to know you. It feels really nice and right. What I imagine will happen is that T--- will end up in Denver, C--- is in Boulder, I go to Denver a few times a year to care for an aging ex-mother-in-law, and you will come out to do something with BCAL. It will be seamless and easy.

I haven't read any of Meg Wheatley's books but want to. Have you read Leading with Soul by Bolman and somebody else? I also really like the Tao of Personal Leadership by Diane Deher. My view of leadership is that it is the area where I can evoke in others the knowledge of their own power and connectedness. I try to hire the best people I can, then I keep everyone else out of their way so they can excel, while at the same time assisting them in growing and developing in their richness. I am now rereading Deepak Chopra's 7 Spiritual Laws of Success because my doctor on Monday said, "It really is how energy works." I can't wait to dive headfirst into Synchronicity and the I Ching. Should be fun and I'll make a full report!!

......................peace and love...........Emma

From: Pluto
Sent: Friday, July 16
To: Emma
Subject: RE: Your Dream

I agree with you about the doing of eyeballs...a few e-mails ago I hinted at it (another one of my what's next messages). This seemed to stir up something that was before its time. T--- called me shortly after that wondering what the heck I was talking about...so...yes, we shouldn't push the river here. I'm reminded of an analogy that my astrologer friend gave me about how we are getting through these lives of ours: we are riding on a bicycle built for 2, but we are on the back seat. We have to work hard, but we don't have our hands on the steering wheel.

No, I haven't read Leading with Soul, but I've heard of it. I will take a look at it.

By the way, you are a truly amazing and insightful person and I'm looking forward to the time when the river brings the 4 of us together. My instincts tell me it may be sooner than any of us are consciously ready for.

Love, Pluto

-----Original Message-----
From: Emma
Sent: Friday, July 16
To: Pluto
Subject: RE: Your Dream

I read your last message then we went to a fast food joint for onion rings. When we got there, there was a very high-tech bicycle build for 2.....how weird is that?

Yes I AM amazing and insightful :-) I also think we will meet soon................love.......Emma

-----Original Message-----
From: Pluto
Sent: Friday, July 16
To: Emma
Subject: RE: Your Dream

Somehow I'm not surprised at all. But of course now I really want some onion rings. Perhaps we should meet somewhere over a plate of them........love...Pluto

The Face of God

-----Original Message-----
From: Emma
Sent: Thursday, July 08
To: T---, Pluto, C---
Subject: RE: The Kingdom of God is Within You

Well, T---, you really pulled my covers on the "Face of God" thing. I'm happy to share it with the group because it has been on my mind very strongly the last couple of weeks.

Now for the story: About 12 or 13 years ago, when I was married, my in-laws were visiting from Colorado. We took them downtown to an open-air market one weekend just to enjoy the sunshine, fresh air, and local artisans. The area of downtown where this market is located borders Old Town and is a haven for homeless, street people, alcoholics, etc. The park, which runs along the waterfront especially in this area, is a place for street people to congregate or to sleep on park benches. While there, we saw an old, battered man in dirty, urine stained clothes sleeping either on a park bench or propped against a trash can. I pointed to the man and said to my in-laws, "See that man? He has the face of God."

That has percolated ever since and about 18 months ago crystallized into the idea of creating a photographic exhibit entitled, "The Face of God" with high contrast Black & White portraits of street people, children, old people, showing the face of god in all of us. As T--- says, the kingdom of god is within us. My vision is to have this be a traveling exhibit where it could be used to collect donations for homeless shelters, food for the homeless, whatever good could come of it. It is about healing and transformation. I sometimes attend a Quaker meeting and I value their commitment to social justice, peace and the environment and I know that is a place where the exhibit could be viewed. I don't want to limit the Universe or the possibilities for this project, but the Guggenheim seems a bit on the far other end of the scale :-).

What do I need to manifest this project? Belief that it is possible for me to create this. Thank you, T---, for reminding me I am not alone and don't have to do this alone. I have a loving supportive soul group to assist. Please help me manifest this project with good intentions for healing part of our world. As I said in an earlier e-mail, last night's meditation for me was on the 8th insight from the Celestine meditations (why is it I am unable to do that meditation without weeping?)

I want to share a dream I had last night. I have profound dreams from time to time and this feels like one of them. In this dream I was in an environment that seemed similar to where I grew up – C--- will relate because she knows where that is and had a similar growing up experience. There were 4 of us (the soul group?) together traveling into the mountains and we were well prepared for the journey, taking with us items we thought would be useful, but we also knew that we would be given everything we needed in its time. We were being carried up the mountain, but not in a vehicle. At times, I was being carried by one or more of the others; at times I was carrying others. But the mountains were incredible. There were designs placed on the ground in the most brilliant colors of precious and semi-precious stones, designs pointing the way to go, designs indicating places to rest, there was even another person at one of the resting places who looked at us and said, "19 million dollars." (That certainly caught my attention!!) And we walked on with joy and delight and fellowshipand innocence until Yoda, my kitten, bit my foot.

Peace, light and love.............Emma

What Does It Look Like to Be Love?

-----Original Message-----
From: T---
Sent: Thursday, July 08
To: Pluto, Emma
Subject: The Kingdom of God is Within You

Hello from the clouds!I am writing you from 30,000 ft., high above Ohio...or is that Indiana down there. It's so hard to tell without those little dotted lines dividing us into "us and them."

C---, I'm sure you've been brought into the conversation by now, but since it has been 12 hours or more since I checked my e-mail, I don't know what has transpired. To bring you up to date, Pluto, Emma and I have been having a conversation surrounding the idea of a soul group and what we bring together as a team.

I go back to a meeting C---, Pluto and I attended a few years ago... affectionately known as the "be" meeting. In that meeting (Emma, I think I told you about that meeting before), a fellow named Sam challenged us to "be" before we "do." Well, the soul group is, now, so it's time to do the "vision" thing. As Pluto has pointed out, we create the field. Who are we? How do we identify that?

I believe the answer lies in our shared values. What values resonate with all of us? Notice that the question is NOT, "what values will make us the most money?" nor is it, "what values will corporations be able to get behind?" But, instead, what values do we resonate with? That way, when we can focus our energy together on a core set of values, we increase the resonance exponentially. As we increase the resonance, we attract others into the soul group. And yet, there will always be the core soul group.

For example, I can totally see Rosa (whatever her last name is) coming into the conversation. She could grow the soul group into the international realm. Yet, I know Rosa has her own vision and values that will take her to other places that we as a group will not go. So the soul group is like concentric rings of light, going out from a single source. Each ring of light is no less bright than the original group. How can that be? If I have a candle and I light your candle, will your candle burn any dimmer than mine? So we keep the bright light burning by giving it away. (Am I rambling on? Well that's OK, I just want to capture these thoughts while they're with me.)

So, how do we create the field? By identifying a core set of values and then focusing our energy (meditation?) on the core values. Then the field grows, and we resonate in a way that others are attracted into the conversation. This doesn't have to look like a business. In fact, I see many businesses spinning out of the core group. For example, Emma, I've been really seeing in my mind's eye the idea you had for "The Face of God." Will you please share that vision with the others? Also, would you like to do some investigating to see what it will take to get that project done? And then if you will share your needs with the group, I may be interested in participating.

This doesn't mean that we go off on half-baked business ideas. But...I'm getting ahead of myself again. Before we can do, we must figure out who we are (the be thing). What are our core values? Maybe we can each name a core value, and describe in detail what that value looks like to us. When I think of each of you, what is it about you that attracts me to you?

The primary and overriding value that is behind all of this is Love. When I think of each of you, I think of love. Each of you is loving and giving. What does that look like? Hmmmmmm..... Well, it doesn't necessarily mean that we spend all of our time communicating with each other on a physical plane. But it does mean that, even when we are not communicating physically, we are communicating spiritually. We are connected. It means that everything we do must pass the test of service..."Does this serve?" Service seems to be closely linked to love. Love is the litmus test of everything we do.

When we are loving, everything we do is from our higher selves and causes the higher self of the other person to be evoked.

How else do you see this service of Love? How would you describe it? What does it look like to be Love?

T---