You know the graphic depicting evolution . . . the one that shows the progression from cells to today’s human? You’ll notice at one point in the process a fish has left the water, and the next image is of an oxygen-breathing reptile, followed by evolutionary iterations ending at today’s human.

This is the perfect metaphor for the leap of consciousness that we Pioneering Souls are making . . . rising up out of 3rd dimensional reality (the sea of victim mentality), into 4th dimensional reality (the land of co-creation), and then into 5th dimensional reality (the newly evolved human being living from the higher mind)!

Although letting go of victim consciousness and stepping into the co-creator role is an evolution of the mind, not the body, it is still as big an evolutionary leap as a sea creature leaving the sea and evolving into the ability to breathe oxygen, and eventually into an evolved human being. Really . . . this evolutionary leap humanity is making is HUGE!

I doubt that one day a fish jumped out of the ocean, developed lungs in the afternoon, and that evening was sleeping peacefully under the stars. No, indeed. I bet the first evolving water creatures gave it a go on land, again and again racing back to water so they could take a breath or three before giving it another go, until these pioneering sea creatures eventually spawned oxygen breathing animals, and evolution took a giant leap forward.

By the way, if you ask me, this leap of a shift in consciousness from victim to co-creator we Pioneering Souls are making is way easier said than done! We not only have centuries of victim mentality to overcome, we are also impacted daily by mass-consciousness victim mentality, which seems to poison the very air we breathe!

Take for example the mass consciousness agreement on the state of “the economy.” You may remember that as soon as the news broke that there was a “financial crises,” massive fear caused a majority of people who did have jobs and money to stop spending . . . and “this economy” was born.

In his book Spiritual Economics, the author, Eric Butterworth, describes the economy as the barometer of mass consciousness, that is, the collective thought forms create the outer circumstances. Whenever even a few people get together and talk about how bad the economy is, the energy of “bad economy” gets fed and . . . voila! (which is French for “here it is!”)

Taking charge of our thoughts and feelings is a daily spiritual practice. In one of our Spiritual Growth Community member teleclasses it came up how hard it is to rise above mass thought forms of worry, fear, anger and hopelessness, especially if you are immersed in it on a regular basis, which, of course, thank God/Goddess, I am not! I work in a solitary environment, don’t watch TV, and 99.9% of the people I interact with are Pioneering Souls on the path of evolutionary spirituality. I am so grateful for that!

So for you Pioneering Souls who are responding to the impulse to evolve beyond 3rd dimensional reality of the “if you can’t see it, it doesn’t exist” mentality, I hope you are plenty kind to yourselves as you jump back and forth from 3rd dimensional victim mentality to 4th dimensional co-creator mentality, while also developing the skills to recognize and harmonize with the subtle energies that make up our Universe that is birthed into material form by our thoughts and emotions.

Once you develop a modicum of 4th dimensional mastery in managing your daily life by effortlessly “working the energy” instead of striving and struggling trying to make things happen, then you’ll be ready for gaining mastery in 5th dimensional living.

How will you know you have become a 5th dimensional being? Your lower mind (your rational, thinking, analyzing mind) will have evolved into your higher mind that integrates thought with feeling, has the ability to hold opposite concepts in your mind without conflict, is aware of your own subtle energies, as well as the energies of the people you are interacting with, and the situations you are in. From this vast array of information you will make decisions in the NOW moment that are harmonious and for the highest good of all.

Hey, won’t that be nice? Keep the faith, baby . . . that is where we Pioneering Souls are going!

BOTTOM LINE: When evolving to the next level of spiritual growth cut yourself some slack and expect to make regular course corrections. As one of my mentors, Duane Packer of LuminEssence says “the measure of mastery is not how long you stay in an expanded state of consciousness, but how quickly you return when you recognize you have fallen back down into the illusion of the 3rd dimension . . . and more importantly, how quickly you want to return to the higher state of consciousness when you realize you have ‘lost it.’” (There is no denying that sometimes it feels really good to feel miserable!)

P.S. Be on the lookout for new tools to manage thoughts and emotions. As you evolve you can outgrow tools that worked well in the beginning, but are not as effective now that you are at a higher level. My latest addition to my tool box is Matrix Energetics. I’ll be demonstrating Matrix Energetics at the Spring Retreat next weekend by offering mini sessions at the break and at lunch.

Where are you in your process of becoming a 5th dimensional being? When you notice you have lost your connection to Source (you’ll feel something less than joy, that’s how you’ll know) what tools work for you to get back in the flow? I’d love to hear from you!

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