IN AN EARLIER segment of this series, I mentioned the concept of "Soul Contracts." Basically, we are speaking here about agreements that have made between two or more participants in a Game of Life - so as to determine what roles each person is meant to play out as a story plot develops. Soul Contracts are pre-incarnate, though they can be altered or aborted at any time, if that fits the needs of all concerned. And really, time means nothing in the final equation. In the Multiverse, all time is NOW, and all "pre-incarnate" Contracts are being signed at some level of Eternal NOW. Still, for purposes of linear discussion, it does seem fitting to lay things out in a sequential fashion, so long as the reader understands the greater ramifications of what is involved.

The Reconnections often use the analogy of producing a stage play, when speaking about the development of a Life Game here in the World of Form. There is a Director, a Stage Designer, Actors, Prop Masters, an Audience, and multitudinous lines that need to be read. In other transmissions, they use the analogy of motion pictures, paintings, or novels. They do this to illustrate the dynamic of what is involved as we become human, laying aside the rest of our vast spiritual heritage and abilities as we do.

I think it was Wayne Dyer who said: "We are not human beings who have spiritual experiences. We are really spiritual beings having a human experience." Soul Contracts are necessary for the implementation of such experiences. Watching someone become physical is like watching the CEO of a powerful Business Conglomerate take a couple of weeks off from his decision-making role so he can visit a Dude Ranch, somewhere in Texas, and shovel horse manure to attain rest and rejuvenation. He rides the trails, bails hay, eats a hearty breakfast, breathes free, watches the sun rise and set, and lives out someone else's journey for a week or two. It's wonderful, is it not?

Bridging the Human and the Divine
It was said of Jesus Christ that, in a moment of time, he laid aside his "former estate" as the Son of God and came to earth, being found in fashion as a man. I once had a teacher who described the transition thusly: "To fully grasp what Jesus endured to come here and be one with us, it might be helpful to picture what it would be like for you to suddenly become a slug."

The above analogy need only be as insulting as one's attitude towards slugs, bacteria, earthworms, or any of God's humble creatures. We humans definitely tend to be hierarchal in our view of life on this planet, do we not? Are humans meant to be the top of the food chain?

My answer to that would be: Yes, we are ... to the extent that we also become willing to unite with everything and everyone, as Christ did, becoming doorways for infinite connection to all life, everywhere. In a theater, all doors have "exit" printed above them. Does entering into you become an "exit" from a World of Limitation, Pain, and Lack?

Jesus once said: "Come unto me, all ye who are weary, and I will give you rest." I suspect that the translator of that phrase left out something. He left out a "the" that belongs in front of the word "rest."

"Come unto me, and I will give you the rest of who you are." You will pass from Separation/Limitation to Reconnection with All That Is. "This is only part of you. Now let us introduce you to the REST of whom and what you are." And we're not talking about taking a cat nap, either. We're talking about translation from being a slug to once again being restored to a position of Inestimable Power and Being.

But let's get away from Christian analogies for a moment, as I realize that many are quite allergic to them, having had religion crammed down their throats as youngsters. Let's attend a more neutral venue for our illustrations - the movies! In the original "Matrix" series, starring Keanu Reeves and Lawrence Fishburne, the story plot explored the idea of an artificial dream world that had been created, wherein human souls are enslaved, and stimulated to produce electromagnetic energy in their bodies as a result of dream stimulations that are fed into their brains from some central database. The "construct" in which these dreams are played out is called "The Matrix."

The central character of the story is "Neo" ... a name which, ironically, is the word "one", jumbled up. As the movie progresses, Neo (The One) is told about a glitch in the Matrix that involves him (and all of us, who care to think of ourselves as Bridge People). It is Neo's mentor, Morpheus, who originally tells him the story:

"When the Matrix was first built, there was a man born inside, who had the ability to change whatever he wanted ... to remake the Matrix as he saw fit. It was he who freed the first of us and taught us the truth that, as long as the Matrix exists, the human race will never be free. When he died, it was prophesied that he would return, and would finally free us, and complete that important task."

The word "Christ," in the Greek Language, literally means "anointed one." In the movie series "Star Wars," written and produced by George Lucas, the central character is a fellow named Anakin Skywalker. He, it is told to us, is also anointed, and destined to bring balance to the Force, thereby restoring freedom and justice to the Galaxy.

As the story plot opens (in Part 4, released in 1977), Anakin is said to be dead, and his son Luke Skywalker appears to be all that is left of that destiny. In truth, Anakin is alive, but has been seduced by the Dark Side of the Force, allowing himself to become Darth Vader, a powerful leader who helps the Evil Empire rule over humanity (creating yet another form of The Matrix) thereby keeping us in bondage to fear and limitation.

A Bridge Person is at the center of these story plots - the "Christos," if you will - being born and indoctrinated in the world's wisdom (as Moses was raised in Pharaoh's court). It is he who excites our imagination - or our pathos, as she struggles with Limitation Heritages, attachments to Earth, and with influences (both Dark and Light) that come upon her from The Expanded Realms. The One frequently begins his "Hero's Quest" in denial, only to be quickened, again and again, until he finally takes up the mantle of his true destiny.

"He's Beginning to Believe ..."
Even though Neo, in The Matrix, originally denies his heritage as "The One," circumstances arise that change his mind completely - activating his latent powers and bringing him fully "online" in his pursuit of a worthy goal.

Love is involved with this process (it always is), as Neo fights to save Trinity (a lovely woman, who carries a very fitting name). At one point, Trinity gazes at a transforming Neo and says to Morpheus: "What's happening to him?" To this Morpheus replies: "He's beginning to believe."

In today's world, the role of Christos is worn by each of us, if we become ready and begin to believe. Jesus said to us, before he departed: "The things I do YOU shall do also, and greater things, because I go to my Father."

Each person is actually a universe unto himself. Uni = ONE. Every person, place, or object in each universe is a mirror for some aspect of the One who is creating it. This is the central tenet of Metaphysical Truth. A Bridge must be strong enough to contain both "sides" of any polarization. He must think of himself as God, and also the devil... who always was an aspect of the God who created him.

In humans, The Devil is our Separated Ego, our determination to remain distinct from everything else, in charge of everything, an Icon of Power. All "Gods" are also aspects of Human Ego, being made by us in accordance with our innate desire to deny divinity, as we play out our Game. Classic "Deities" learn how to control humanity through taking on our divine essence and turning it back on us. They say: "I am the One. The Only One." Their protestations reveal them, however. After all, if a God or Goddess is "The One and Only," why would jealousy and anger play such a part in their process?

When we are willing to become one with All That Is, the matter is settled. At one point in The Matrix, Neo asks Morpheus: "You mean that, if I am The One, I will be able to dodge bullets?"

Morpheus responds: "No, Neo. I'm saying that if you're The One, you won't have to."

And so it goes. Each of us, taking up our position as Christos within our individual universe ("Christ in YOU, the hope of glory."), becomes so much more than we ever thought we could be. We become our own Moses and our own Promised Land. We live as humans, die daily to separation and unbelief, and become reborn as saviors and messiahs to our very own people! And it's all perceptual, you see? It happens inwardly, in the twinkling of an eye, as blinders fall away from our eyes.

At the conclusion of their transmission on "The Grand Game," the Reconnections put it this way, in one of my favorite passages:

A Bridge Person comes into 3D with a built-in ability to contain it all, even though he or she is never required to do that as an individual human. Anything that seems too heavy can immediately be shared with the rest of who he is, all across time. Our "yoke" is easy. The only "burden" is LIGHT. Since light symbolizes that which we remember, which we can see and realize, and must consider. With Darkness comes forgetfulness, a kind of "blue pill" that allows us to return to our dreaming and rest for a time.

Oneness is not a destination, really. It is a touchstone - a bridge that clears one's perceptual palate, so that he can be free to taste and enjoy the next dish that is being served to him at this infinite banquet of Is-ness. In next month's installment, we will be considering more of what it means to be a Bridge Person in today's ever-changing, ever-baffling world! There's always more to this story than ever meets the eye.

 

DJ.

 

 

© 2006, Daniel Jacob