WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOING ON? 

by Lynda Shelton

Indeed, what is going on in our world as we approach the year 2000? That long awaited, much melined era that so many of the best known Prophets, seers, and world predictors, from the Myans and Nostradamus to Kenny Kingston and even Y2K predictors, have been so vocal about for so long?

The New Millennium, New Age, Age of Aquarius, The 2000-Year Age of Peace, or by any other name, is the dawn of the Millennium of Enlightenment. It is believed in Metaphysical/Spiritual circles that humans have "evolved" mentally, physically, and technologically, but few have evolved SPIRITUALLY. Which by the way has nothing to do with religion. Being "Spiritually Evolved" has more to do with growing into the awareness that you are more then flesh and bones, you are a Spiritual Being. There never has been a time that you did not exist, nor will there ever be a time that you do not exist IN SOME FORM OR ANOTHER!

It is a state of conscious awareness of who you really are beyond your personal, physical identity. You are a thinking, feeling, mentally aware entity.

You reside in what is known as a "Third Dimensional Reality." In other words, all of your waking consciousness is centered in this everyday world. You live and have your experiences HERE! As this 20th Century has evolved from the horse and buggy days, to the highly technological world of Television, computers, digital telephones and space exploration, mankind has grown-up so to speak. We are smarter then our forefathers because we have access to more information. Simple!

One of the growing phenomena's of our era has been reports of psychic related experiences by an ever growing number of individuals, experiences of any sort that go beyond the ordinary Third Dimensional reality. Lucid Dreams, that seem so real, then having those events happen while you are awake. Seeing ghost like creatures and so called Extraterrestrial Aliens. Are these people all crazy or, has humanity begun to become aware of what has been described as the Next Level Of Awareness on the Next Dimension? Just little glimpses from time to time for most, yet, for others who have not been hung up on what others may think of them, and have been bold enough to explore their experiences, have found they are gaining more control over their ability to enter the Fourth and even for some, The Fifth Dimension of reality. We are told there are NINE Dimensions all together.

It is believed in Metaphysical/Spiritual circles, that as the New Age of Enlightenment progresses, we will be more interested in developing our minds in Spiritual directions. I believe the process was begun a long time ago, it was gradual, so we haven 't noticed it, except on a subtle level. As we gain momentum, we are more aware of not being comfortable in situations we use to take for granted. Suddenly, loud noises, or unruly people irritate us, or "get on our nerves!" More and more people are finding they prefer being alone, then being with people that want to argue and fight, or cause other disruptions to our peace of mind. The list is endless.

There is a movement, albeit, still mostly underground, away from the eyes of the profane, (Cast not your pearls before swine) of individuals forming groups of those that feel the changes in their own energy patterns, vibrations etc. They call it the "Ascension Process." Not to be confused with the popular notion that, like the stories of Jesus, you have to be nailed to a cross, be a Messiah, and physically die to ascend. The Christed One taught that he was the perfected man of the future, that if we worked at it, one day all would be as he was 2000 years ago. Most misunderstood the message as has generally been the case in spiritual matters. For most people, simply because they were "not ready yet to know and understand the truth." I personally believe there are far more humans ready to know the truth now, we have had, afterall, 2000 years to GROW!

I think, "being nailed to the cross" has been our having to go through experiences, especially in relationship to dealing with other people from an emotional level. Now, as so many are being freed from those type of experiences, we are learning there are whole new ways to live our lives. Just the way traditional marriages have fallen by the wayside, because the fixed roles we have always played in close relationships has changed. People are living together on more equal ground, fathers are more involved with raising their children, women do not feel oppressed, they can pursue education, and important careers, and actually choose if they want to bare children or not. Many are waiting until they are much older when they do marry or enter a committed relationship. I see this as an example of being freed from that well-known "cross."

As we evolve to new levels of understanding our own human nature, our minds and belief systems have changed radically. We pursue the road of freedom vigorously. Yet we are now choosing to be with others in a fresh new way. Our reality of what IS, has changed. Alternate lifestyles have popped up everywhere.

A year ago, I predicted that 1999, would be a year of new awareness', our hearts and minds would be open to many new ideas. I also said that there would be thousands of people who would die, before the year 2000 began. That it would happen in masse', where bodies would not be found! Some thought I had lost it, they are now contacting me wanting to know what else I know. They have seen the news reports of the massive earthquakes in Turkey, Taiwan, and Greece, where thousands of bodies have never been found. In the three years since TWA Flight 800 "dropped out of the sky like a rock," and no reason for the crash has been found to this day, there has now been another similar crash of EgyptAir Flight 990, 217 souls gone, so far, only one body has been found. 70,000 disappeared in Papua, New Guinea in the summer of 1997 when a Tidal Wave washed them out to sea, never to be found, and this list goes on and on. Could it be, that those people did not die in the usually fashion. Are the Ascensionest right? Did their consciousness move to a higher dimension and they took their physical bodies with them? Sounds preposterous on one hand, but one hundred years ago, no one could believe that an airplane could fly, let alone carry 217 plus people at one time, let alone go to the moon, send an orbiter to MARS, or that millions of people could communicate over a home computer to anyone anywhere in the world in a matter of seconds. The things that were science fictional in the early part of 1900, is everyday ordinary today. Isn't it just as possible, that time travel, spirit communication, and living in an expanded reality will be just as ordinary 100 years from now? Imagine business people and families boarding a space ship and flying off to other planets, and interacting with other planetary people, (we may be the Alien Visitors then) as we see them do on Star Trek, X-Files and other such shows. I often think some of the shows on the Sci-Fi Channel are plants to help us accept the changes taking place, that we aren't even aware of yet. For a bunch of people that are still prejudice of people from other countries, or who look different from themselves, or speak another language, it seems reasonable to think it is going to take a lot of subliminal input to get them to except concepts and changes that are so beyond the ordinary person.

As you, live on into the new millennium, you might want to re-evaluate your thinking, your belief system, who you believe you are. Try to expand your comfort zone, stretch your imagination, and explore new philosophies. In other words, try to grow beyond who you have always been. Open your mind to except that the world is round not flat! Try to realize, we are all here for the same purpose, the growth to perfection of our Soul. To accomplish this, this world is made up of scenarios and roles that each of us take on to learn the lessons we need. That is what this Third Dimensional Reality is about. Whether one is involved in learning the lesson of compassion through a role as a marriage partner and parent, or taking care of others through being a business employer, or even members of a so called Gangs, learning loyalty, and sacrifice in their own way. THERE IS NO WRONG WAY!! THEY ARE JUST SITUATIONS FOR OUR LEARNING!!! There is no room for hate or prejudice in the New Age or the next dimension. You absolutely can not go there until you eliminate such things from your being!

Go forth and multiply your virtues. Prepare for the fall of traditional reality. Suddenly, you may find yourself living in a whole new reality.

© Lynda Shelton
November 2, 1999