"The problems that exist in the world today cannot be solved by the level of thinking that created them." ~ Albert Einstein

We are living in a very exciting time in the history of humankind and Planet Earth. Exhilarating advances in science, medicine, religion and technology are paving the way for humankind to awaken to and remember its True Self on a deeper, more profound level than ever before in recorded human history. We have the ability now to customize our gene pool to determine the color of our children's hair and eyes, to implement gene therapy that would give us immunity to Anthrax (a current bio-threat), and to create new weather patterns in parts of this world that do not experience precipitation ~ these are just a few of the advances that put the forces of nature at Man's fingertips.

We are living in a time that Carl Sagan called "technological adolescence." Some would say that we have the powers of God available to us ~ if that's so, do we also have the wisdom to discern right action?

If we are to use this information in a way that will benefit our species, Planet Earth and the Universe, then it is imperative that we know Who We Really Are. We must strive to understand our relationship to everything and everyone around us ~ we need to know that we are powerful and empowered, and that we are One.

As humanity moves forward in its evolution to achieve Unity Consciousness, "Oneness," a shift in consciousness, is possible on all levels: as individuals, and as members of our local, national, global and universal communities. This is a process of awakening to our true identities as Divine Eternal Beings; it is also a process of Self-Empowerment.

Each of us can identify areas in our personal life where we are being given opportunities to empower our Selves as Divine Beings. Just take a look at the global economy today and each of us is probably dealing with our financial circumstances and our beliefs about our finances. Do you believe that your financial abundance comes from your job or another external construct, or do you believe that your financial abundance comes through your connection to Source Energy? Do you feel powerless or empowered? Are you looking to, or hoping for, something outside of you to for the remedy to these conditions?

Consider that you are a powerful being, capable of crafting, attracting and manifesting a life experience filled with abundance, prosperity, joy, peace and love. Consider that everything that you require in life to achieve fulfillment and happiness is already inside you. Esoteric and ancient texts show us that we are designed to be creators and manifestors, and if we consciously and deliberately use the inner technology that is our default setting, then we can create heaven here on earth for ourselves without taking anything away from anyone else.

Between 1993 and 2000, western science proved the existence of a field of intelligence that is everywhere, all the time, and is influenced by human emotion. Several famous experiments involving human DNA determined that this field of intelligence reacts to our emotions and to our focus. Western science has shown that something that we do in our bodies (thought) creates a chemical reaction (feeling) that affects the electromagnetic field around our bodies and that (emotion) in turn influences the world, or the field, around us. When a critical mass ~ reputedly the square root of one percent of our global population ~ reaches a certain level of understanding, that understanding and knowledge is integrated into all of humankind ~ a principle known as 'the 100th monkey syndrome.'

We are not just re-actors on a static stage ~ we are integral, important participants in the creation of life. The late John Wheeler was a professor at Princeton University, and a colleague of Albert Einstein. In his book, "The Voice of Genius: Conversations with Nobel Scientists and Other Luminaries," author Denis Brian quotes John Wheeler: "The universe does not exist 'out there,' independent of us. We are inescapably involved in bringing about that which appears to be happening. We are not only observers. We are participators. . . this is a participatory universe (italics added for emphasis)." Wheeler also has been quoted as saying that we will never find the boundaries of the universe, because by our very act of looking for the end of the universe, the universe always puts something there for us to see.

Werner Heisenberg, a German theoretical physicist and Nobel prize winner, seems to echo Wheelers beliefs: "What we observe is not nature itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning."

Wheeler and Heisenberg both indicate that human focus, human attention, human participation is what builds life.

Through their studies of theoretical (quantum) physics, these men came to understand how incredibly powerful we are as human beings.

Focus has two components ~ we focus on an idea, condition, or situation with our thoughts, and we have feelings about them. If we feel good as we focus, then we are in alignment with our Divine Identity. If we feel uncomfortable, tense, or angry and upset as we focus, then this is contrast and we are not in alignment with our Divine Identity. That feeling of dis-ease in the body is a message that something is not right. For example, if you are focused with your thoughts on desiring more money, or a loving romantic relationship, but you feel worried, anxious or sad, something is out of alignment ~ there is a core belief or conditioning that is creating a feeling of resistance, the essence of which is, "You can't have that, you don't deserve that, you are powerless here, who do you think you are?" Once you are aware of this resistance ~ some call it a block ~ you can then choose to keep your focus on what you desire, or you can keep your focus on the feeling of lack, as it were.

At the same time, if you have a general feeling of dis-ease in the body ~ some call it free-floating or low-grade anxiety or unease ~ rather than ignoring it and "pushing through," won't you consider what that feeling may be showing you? There is a gift there, if we would only pay attention. So if you are experiencing feelings that do not feel good, remembering that your feelings are the language of the Creator, and the response to our "asking" is always "yes." Know that if you stay focused in the feelings that do not feel good, you will eventually draw into your life experience that which you do not want. If you are experiencing feelings that feel good, then you will draw into your life experience that which you do want. The Universe has no judgment ~ the Creator knows that our Souls are Divine eternal beings, and therefore, we have eternity to experience it all! After all, a desire to experience itself through physical life is the reason that our Souls inhabit a physical body to have a human experience.

Once you have identified what you don't want, you can then turn it around to focus on what you do want.

It's a matter of choice ~ life-affirming thoughts and beliefs and feelings, or life-denying thoughts and beliefs and feelings.

Which will you choose today? What are you contributing to the collective experience?