Section Alpha Lesson One: Overview Of The Human Condition Introduction  There is a great urgency for human beings to understand and correct their current situation. Humankind is and has been experiencing far more disconnection, disorientation, pain and suffering than is necessary. This creates an interruption in the flow of Universal Divine Love Energy and a virtual frustration in the ever-expanding consciousness of All That Is. Each and every earthbound entity is an apportionment of the Divine Spirit and maintains a connective strand, a communicative channel, through which inspiration, guidance and divine intention can be experienced. Along with this information channel came the innate ability to transmute Universal Energy into physical form to create events and physical manifestations pleasing to both the individual and the ever-expanding Universal Spirit. The power to intuit, the power to create, and the freedom for willful action, are all far greater than humans imagine---for they have become obscured, blunted and limited.  This information represents what has been described as the literal "Keys To The Kingdom", a Kingdom that exists both within and without, as well as independent of the time/space characteristics of this physical world we elected to maintain as our reality. The barriers that exist between "It" and our consciousness are maintained by our programmed, limiting beliefs. This material can remove those barriers. Communication and The Fluid Creative Reality  Since time was young, humans have had the challenge of utilizing that power to create unlimited, ever-evolving tools and methods to develop and express their soul potential in earthly existence. Development and expression of Spirit was the individual objective within the overall goal of continued expansion of Universal Consciousness. Such tools have manifested in the physical technologies, including everything from stone carving tools to the Internet, as well as mental technologies including knowledge, beliefs, cultural customs, political systems, legal systems, social codes, religious and worldviews that exist today.  The evidence of our innate creative ability is all around us, but it stands like the trees which blind us from the all-prevailing forest of our possibilities. Our blindness to the evidence has been well programmed into our thought processes and is maintained by the mental tools placed under the control of those who place power over wisdom and worldly rewards over spirituality.  These tools were originally to be developed by an individual for that individual's personal use to accomplish the maximum possible development, expression and expansion of his or her individual consciousness. The tools were intended to be temporary, flexible transient and ever-changing---like cloaks to be designed, worn and cast aside as new, more effective versions were inspired and created. There was no "right" or "wrong", no "good" or "bad" tools, no judgments or limitations were placed upon the creations of man. The only legitimate quality assessment was how well the tools and ideas accomplished the development and expression of the soul potential. The "reality" was highly individualized. It was negotiated and created through the communication between individual and universal spirit and the application of will power. The action choices of entities were validated by the spiritual responses experienced through the feeling system.  We are a species that has had to learn much about our true nature by the process of trial and error. It is one of the consequences of the quality of Free Will. It is when the consequences of "reward" and "punishment" are applied to this process and the terms of "good" and "evil" are integrated as control elements, that the barriers become erected between what we instinctively "feel" is true and what we are taught to believe is "true", but isn't.  Those tools that were most effective at meeting the expansion goals of the spirit were pleasing to the spirit, and those that were less so were not so pleasurable. Those that did not work or lost their effectiveness over time would restrict, even frustrate the spirit and the feelings would be not pleasing---they became even unpleasant and painful.  The physical, mental and emotional pain we have come to experience are the clues that should lead us to the enlightened conclusion that a course correction to our continued state of being is in order.  These pleasurable or painful feelings were experienced within the individual as an ever-present reminder of the goals of the spirit and of how well they were being attained. This was the reality: an information exchange and feedback between the spiritual, mental and physical realms, each working in concert to maximize and expand individual and Universal Consciousness. There was no mistaking that earthly reality was fluid and within the constant control of the individuals, no matter how "real" and valid the earthly creations and events may have appeared in the physical realm.  The principal/system remains in place. It seems only to vary according to our perception of physical reality, i.e. when we give power to outside influences, to that degree, we ignore our innate ability to create our own reality.  Disconnection & Rigid Physical Reality  But over time, humans began to believe more and more in the validity of their creations and rely less and less upon the internal communicative spiritual guidance. The methodologies and beliefs began to take on a life of their own, to become more real, as they were shared between individuals and eventually passed along between generations. Such ideas became real when adopted through willful choice---regardless of whether or not that choice was a conscious one. In fact, most humans empower beliefs without even realizing their choice, since "facts", values and ideals are indoctrinated into them from the moment they are born.Cognizant or not, humans direct their will power into the belief, which then entraps them within its limitations.  This is the metaphor and meaning of the fable of the Garden of Eden and the eating of the apple by Adam and Eve. We chose to turn our ideas into our reality, and perpetuate that 'reality' by passing it along from one generation to another. Free will then surrenders to belief and that is how our reality becomes limited.  Not only did such limiting judgments become part of earthly reality, but they actually have a physical counterpart that exists in the form of energy fields wherein potential energy has been frozen into habitual pathways that grossly limit the human capability of selecting or creating alternate tools or ways of thinking. The beliefs become physically empowered with the human energy that is willfully invested in them. The more times a particular "truth" is uttered and energized, the more it takes on a physical reality that in turn limits the perception of a myriad of other possibilities.  With our minds we create our physical reality, and with our belief systems, we keep it in place by sustaining and limiting it. We are both the creators and the victims of what we have been taught and what we will continue to believe. Those who master us through fear, master us for life.  Instead of the evolution of many coexisting equally useful tools of spiritual expression, certain ideas become dominant, overarching and "the way" for all to be. Such limiting beliefs and judgments have interfered tremendously with the natural communicative pathways between embodied entities and All That Is. They have greatly reduced the creative ability to transmute Universal Energy at will, all but eliminated the original fluidity of reality, and entrapped humans within the very tools which were intended to empower them. The result is that humankind has become mired within an illusory "reality" of their own creation, cut off from the overarching reality, guidance and direction of All That Is.  By our own enamored state of self-importance, we have forced ourselves away from the metaphorical Garden of Eden and into a state of reality which excludes a clear line of communication between our physical/mental selves and our spiritual nature.  The human condition is now such that the expression and development of individual spirit, as well as the expansion of Universal Consciousness, has been tremendously impeded. This "misuse" of human freedom has become known as "the Fall from Grace" in many existing origin stories and religious doctrines. For with the self-imposed limitations due to having bitten of the fruit of the tree of knowledge, humans have lost touch with those very facilities with which they were endowed to protect and guide themselves.  While the story of the "Garden of Eden" carries the seeds of the truth expressed above, it has been so distorted by religious institutions that we have come to feel it is only appropriate that we continue to exist in a degraded state with only the protection and guidance of those institutions as our salvation. As we sought information from the "outer" world, we abandoned the "inner" truths that once guided us toward spiritual evolvement, it would seem.  Attempts At Re-Empowerment  In the course of human history, there have been many sages, Avatars and wise "men of God" who have attempted to re-empower humans. These seers incarnated with a clear destiny, a broadened awareness and with better command of the innate power that all humans were intended to possess. Their task was to awaken humankind to the tremendous potential and power that lies within their grasp, yet which remains unclaimed. For every human being maintains that connective strand through which Divine Spirit Intention can be accessed and utilized, offering vast benefits and direction for the restoration of humanity to the intended evolutionary path. Their offerings have made a positive impact; but there has also been a tremendous amount of distortion of the teachings---perversion and dogmatic assertions used for manipulation and control by misguided, power-seeking humans, perpetuating the myth that direction can only come from external forces and guides.  We are all familiar enough with the "sources" of these controlling influences. Many of us rely on weekly contact with such in order to maintain a socially comfortable position in our social settings. We surrender our judgment and our spirit to those who tell us how to conduct ourselves. In doing so, we elect to shrink our very natures.  The sages' message of re-empowerment was lost in the shuffle. The ultimate result was the implanting of a nearly universal belief that human beings are innately evil, rather than innately good, and that with such evil nature they require external control. The coming of the sages reinforced the belief that some external Omnipotent intermediary has the sole responsibility to create the events necessary for successful human existence. And that since man was innately evil, that unpleasant events were his "due" as retribution from that almighty force. This further disconnected humans from their inner informational feeling system, with the adoption of conflicting ideas about feelings themselves. This created the related belief that emotional suffering is an inevitable, necessary and uncontrollable part of living.  We have surrendered the driving forces of our spiritual life to a "back seat driver" and done so through a commitment of conformity.  But the belief in the need for external control cannot change the ultimate reality that the individual has, and will always have, internal control. The belief itself cannot remove the individual's capability and his or her responsibility to manifest their own destiny. It does not in the least diminish the power they possess, only the conscious control they have over that power. The belief in externals cannot change the physical transmutation process or alter the individual causal link between energy and willful manifestation. It merely shifts that power into the earthly illusions and conflicting beliefs which become the external controllers. In adopting an external intermediary, humans cast their power to the wind, rather than honoring themselves as the creators of their own destiny.  We cheapen ourselves while at the same time, adopting a false attitude of moral superiority over those who elect not to follow the crowd.  Many unexpected and undesirable events that occur in the lives of individuals and those which evidence decay in societies around the world, are a direct result of misdirected, misunderstood human will power. Humans then scramble to react to the oncoming events that seem random, chaotic and meaningless, rather than creating the desired events as originally intended. The information signals of human feeling go unheeded allowing hurtful, limiting beliefs to take root and flourish. The realm of human mind is now choked with many such debilitating beliefs, most of which masquerade as highly esteemed ideals and values. If the innate guidance had been understood, there never would have been such a virulent spread of misdirected energy. If the innate guidance had been understood, humanity would now be master rather than slave.  If we can objectively observe our environment, both as an individual and as the race which populates the planet, we can see that there are collective attitudes which contribute to unjustifiable levels of suffering. If we probe those states to the origin of the problem, we can not but help arrive at the above conclusions.  Regardless of the illusions, the reality of the human condition is still that each individual has the power and the biological capability to receive information and transmute energy directly from the Divine Source. This is the originally intended inner communicative flow ofvalidating feelings of the spirit. Humans are intended to use the conditions and events that they desire. The information process has long gone unnoticed and the lack of intuitive guidance has all but removed the individual's capacity to create the reality that is most pleasing to the spirit. As a result, the individual spirit is frustrated, as is the Universal Spirit. When the spirit is frustrated and cannot expand, this is made known through the feeling system of the individual--- as has always been the case.  Prayer, especially the redundant type, is little more than a one-way conversation which results in the speaker gaining little when he/she elects not to listen, as well. If the majority of our Western religious institutions emphasized the act of meditation as strongly as that of prayer, their members might experience accelerated spiritual growth on a yet unimagined scale.  The Feeling System - A Spiritual Safety Net  The feeling system is the one system that is not susceptible to the realm of earthly illusion. Although belief can color the feelings, they cannot deny the anger, fear, and sadness of a frustrated spirit. The feeling system is the communicative strand that provides a safety net to keep humans attuned to the Spirit regardless of the earthly illusions. The feeling system also plays a major role in the transmutation of energy that creates events, both desirable and undesirable. The preponderance of negative events and frustrating experiences in one's life is a direct result of the level of frustration of the Spirit. Humans have also developed ways to escape the haunting feelings of a frustrated spirit through escapism or aggression or self deception. But true and lasting relief can only come through the identification and rejection of those beliefs that have been internalized, which frustrate rather than develop and express the spiritual potential .  It would seem that these "feelings" serve as the energy form that converts our "beliefs” into our created reality. The stronger our particular beliefs, the more expanded our creative results. Some would call this "simple faith", but it is more complicated than that. We can successfully connect the two if we are willing to make an honest evaluation of our inherited beliefs. Also, we can drift far off course, but we can not sever the tethering line which keeps us connected to Thee Spirit. Thus, with intent, we can reestablish a course correction at any point in our existence.  These beliefs, and any others which limit human development and expression, are no longer to be tolerated. The state of the earth becomes less and less stable as more and more energy is fed into the existing limited beliefs. Now is the time for the piece-by-piece dismantling of the dense energy network that stifles the spiritual, mental and physical evolution of the human species. The dominant formative energies are fear, anger and sadness, which spring from the grossly frustrated Universal Spirit. Without direct intervention, these energies will continue to create individual and social and eventually, physiological and geological upheaval.  Of particular danger to our physical reality are those "gloom & doom" predictions of earth changes that many stand poised to accept. Those who seek a brighter future for the human race have a heightened chance of experiencing such. We can strengthen our physical world by connecting with our spiritual nature. It's our choice .  The Task At Hand  It is to be the task of each and every earthbound entity to reestablish a connection with the inner guidance that they posses, and to regain understandings regarding the nature of their own power and how best to use it. From there, they are to identify and reject any beliefs they find within themselves that are limiting to the Spirit. They are then to identify and to participate in the active removal of such beliefs from the world itself, from the realm of mass consciousness.  This is not a challenge for the faint of heart or those too old to visualize a better world than the one they currently occupy. To meet such a "challenge" will require a certain level of commitment. The needed energy will be supplied.  With these direct actions, the energy can be disengaged, unit by unit, belief by belief, and returned to the individual. This energy can then be refocused to increase those positive, uplifting, joy-inducing ideas and beliefs which facilitate spiritual expression. The mass reality can ultimately be restored to that state of fluidity wherein the tools and strategies remain flexible, creative options for individuals to select, based upon their ability to develop and express their unique spiritual potential.  Once one becomes engaged in this river of revitalization, the meaning of "life" will become more pronounced than has ever been experienced. The division between current status and spiritual potential will melt away.  These lessons will include the specific advice and understandings necessary to restore the inner communicative information channel within earthbound entities. They will explain the nature of the human feeling system---an unexploited sixth sense---and how it has become lost. They will detail how to interpret the signals from the Spirit, and exactly how to actively respond to the advice offered. They will draw parallels to the feeling system and the misdirected transmutations of power in the creation of events. Ultimately, they can usher in the understandings that will replace the myriad of debilitating beliefs that frustrate the Universal Spirit and cripple the spiritual, mental and physical evolutionary potential of humankind.  This is the promise of a "process" which, once launched, can not be run aground €“ for it will free qualities deep within this vessel of body/mind which can never again be reversed. We can and will become the Captains of our own destiny. There is a "base-line" of Spiritual Guidance, individualized to meet our respective needs, available upon request and confirmed through feelings.  Just as sages and seers have appeared in the historical past, there are active entities today working together to carry out their group mission of restoring the inner guidance to earthbound entities. There are many existing, enlightening ideas in the realm of mass consciousness that can be assembled and utilized. There are offerings from every realm, from the arts, from the sciences, from religious, educational and political institutions which all can contribute to the understandings that these lessons embody. As the millennium progresses, there are ever-increasing inspirations, put forth like puzzle pieces to be assembled by humankind. There is a building energy force, toward a critical mass that fuels these inspirations, and makes the necessary understandings more accessible to every human being.  Our current technology need not be a detriment to our spiritual growth, but rather a compliment and a vehicle of enhancement. These very words are being spread through a means which has no end. From the proliferation of "ideals" will come the "ideas" necessary for success.  It is now the challenge of each and every earthbound entity to realign themselves with the Inner Guide, through which they can be welcomed home.  The ultimate purpose of creating a "security based" economic system is to enable humankind to rise above the mundane preoccupation with the physical necessities of survival (food, clothing, shelter, etc.) and focus on the mental and spiritual unfolding and reconnecting with the Universal Consciousness as it moves forward in the evolutionary process.  Table of Contents