Author name: Genevieve Gerard

A Prayer to Heal The Soul of Our Nation

Pray to Heal the Soul of Our Nation

 

woman praying in a field of flowers looking at the Sun, mountains, and river in the valley

Lord of Light,

Lord of Love.

We the people of the United States of America come to You, humbled, and reminded of the Trust in You that we have long declared with the immortal words “In God We Trust.”

We come to You in time of crisis petitioning You to help us realign with the Soul of Our Nation, asking your Divine intervention, help and support of “our better Angels” to restore and remind us of who we are as a nation, as a people.

Call forth in the hearts and minds of all our people the Hope and The Promise of the purpose of the great experiment of Right Governance upon which our Founding Fathers relied Freedom, and Equality of the unique blending of Democracy with the guidance of a representative republic.

We ask that you stimulate in the hearts and minds of all the people who make up the consciousness of “We the People” a reminder of who we are as a people, as a nation.

Restore in the hearts and minds of our citizens that this nation, in its essence and its very Soul, was designed to be a bastion of not only religious freedom, but also the gathering of any and all religions of the world, that Your people, whoever and however they name You and worship You can live free of discrimination or fear of persecution, for it is only in Freedom can humankind make the choices and decisions upon which the destiny of your Creation, this great and beautiful Earth depends.

Heavenly Father, Divine Mother, Beloved Son, two women praying for the Soul of our nation in a colorful valley with the Sun shining abovewe call upon You with Faith and the Hope that those Freedoms that “we the people of The United States of America” have enjoyed will not perish.  Stir in the hearts, the minds, and the Soul of all our citizens their Love of Freedom that they may stand up, stand strong, and unwavering.

I beg for the grace of forgiveness for us to extend across all the political divides that exist in the world, that we may find the wisdom of dialog even where there is disagreement.  That we can find compromise where there is conflict. And that we can find the unity of “we the people” as we realize that we are more alike than different and upon that unity we depend.

We the People of The United States of America have long strived to form a more perfect Union.  We acknowledge and understand that can lead to mistakes and missteps, so we call upon the Light of our Soul and the Wisdom of our Soul to guide us as we face the challenges of a Free Nation to maintain our freedoms that we may continue to be a beacon of Light shining as an example of Truth and Justice as the American Way.

Restore to us the determination and passion that fueled the Constitutional Congress and the creation of the Bill of Rights that those Freedoms are enshrined in the hearts and minds of our citizens as principles to be defended as countless soldiers, legislators, and leaders have vowed when they swore allegiance to the Constitution of the United States.

We give thanks for that guidance, for the freedoms upon which our democracy depends, and affirm and align our allegiance to those principles.

Finally, today, we ask dear Lord for your help and support as we strive to determine the Truth from the Lies and Disinformation that have invaded the public discourse and are tempting people away from the values that have long stood for our way of life, Honor, Honesty, and Service.

For these blessings we give thanks.

Amen

 

Namaste!

   Genevieve Gerard

The Blessing of Love on All That You Do!

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Genevieve has a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy and Theology and a Master of Arts Degree in Counseling and for over thirty years has worked one-on-one with people who were recovering from devastating disabilities and chronic pain. Teaching the mastery of the mind-body relationship she was one of the early professionals trained in biofeedback, visualization, imagery, and meditation as essential techniques to help people heal their bodies, heal their emotions, heal their minds, and heal their lives.

Genevieve’s work demonstrates what she knows so well, “It is spiritual connectedness that triggers physical healing and emotional and mental well-being.”  Helping people, like you, tap into your higher-self is the power she wields to guide you to heal and transform your life.

Now, with this understanding, she combines the effective techniques she developed over decades teaching mind-body mastery along with her extensive experience in meditation and spiritual development to create a synthesis of mind-body-spirit that delivers complete healing and opens the door to unlimited personal growth and an encounter with your Soul.

In addition to her current life guidance coaching sessions, and workshops performed around the world, Genevieve has produced more than 20+ guided meditations in the last ten years that are available on iTunes, Amazon, and her website.

It is her vision that through your experience with the techniques of awareness, visualization, and meditation, the love of your Soul will touch and transform your life through her writings and products. It is her sincere desire that the potential of a life of joy and celebration that seems to elude so many people can become a reality for you, now and forever.

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Wisdom of We the People

The Wisdom of We the People

Golden sunrise with hands cupped around Mother Justice and the scales of truth

All governments ultimately draw their authority and power from the consent of the governed.

That is a truth that may not be observed at times because the world has in it both good and evil.

As a human being, one of the most powerful and profound parts of your nature is your Free Will.

The Power To Choose Good vs Evil

Every single human being who breathes the air of the earth is endowed by their creator with free will, and like so many things in life can be used for either good or evil.

According to the author Ervin Staub, “evil is often associated with conscious and deliberate wrongdoing, discrimination designed to harm others, humiliation of people designed to diminish their psychological needs and dignity, destructiveness, and acts of unnecessary or indiscriminate violence.”

It is not new that evil exists in the world.  But there are ways that you as a human being can, through your free will, have power and influence over whether or not evil wins or prevails in the world.

There is a long arc of history in the world of men and women that bends toward Justice as Dr. Martin Luther King observed long ago.

The battle between good and evil has been a part of the human experience as long as human beings have walked the earth. It is present in the most ancient of stories and myths dating back to the Garden of Eden and included in the stories and myths of indigenous people of every culture across the diverse divide of humanity.

In the ongoing conflict between good and evil one element is crystal clear and that is where free will comes into power and play, it is always a choice.

That is where there is a sacred, one might even say Divine power and promise that is given with free will to all of humankind. You and by extension “We the People” are given the power to choose.

That ultimately means choosing between Love and Hate.  It also sadly also means choosing between Truth and Lies. Those choices in life have long ranging impact, evil has learned how to use lies, fear, and misinformation to manipulate humanity to have its way.

Calling Out Evil

As Edmond Burke observed long ago,

The only thing that is necessary for evil to prevail is for good men (people) to do nothing.”

What makes that principle especially important is the hesitation to call out evil as evil.

That hesitation is both dangerous and damaging to the “wisdom of we the people.”

Evil has long thrived by attacking truth.  Evil is only defeated when good people make a stand.

It seems the time has come again in the long arc of history when calling evil, evil, has become of paramount importance.

The technological advances of humankind have made disinformation, lies and a manipulative technique called gaslighting a tool that is making it harder and harder for TRUTH to be recognized.

Merriam-Webster dictionary defines gaslighting as “psychological manipulation to make someone question their “perception of reality” leading to “dependence on the perpetrator”.

Propaganda and disinformation are a new way to distort truth and fuel lies called “alternate facts” as a tool of evil that is striving to confuse people and empower the forces of evil.

In such a time, and against this effort “We the People” must stand strong“We the People” must reject disinformation, gaslighting, alternate facts, and seek and stand for TRUTH.

Knowing What Is Truth

Truth Rings True text on purple plaque laying on dozens of words saying truth“We love truth because it’s the way we’re created by God. It’s built in, so to speak. And every step we take in the direction of valuing truth and resisting falsity moves us closer to understanding that God is Truth and to fulfilling Jesus’ promise that this all-important truth will heal us and make us free.” – CSMonitor.com

 

Wikitionary.org defines, “God’s honest truth” as, “Unquestionable, absolute truth.” Unfortunately, this doesn’t stop evil from trying to confuse TRUTH to manipulate humankind.  I am reminded of Pontus Pilate at the crucifixion of Jesus, asking the crowd, “What is Truth.”

Pilate therefore said unto Him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

 

Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.”           -John 18:37-38 KJV

Fortunately, the way to answer that question and to determine not only what is true, but also inspire and inform you to know right from wrong was given to you, and to each and every person who makes up “we the people” and that is your Soul, your spiritual essence.

Your Soul is the spark of Divine Light that informs your consciousness of those lofty determinations of right from wrong no matter how many lies, alternate facts, and disinformation you are being fed.  That spark of Divine Light is inherent and when called upon enables you to know TRUTH when you hear it.

TRUTH resonates within you.  That is something upon Free Will relies.  That is a safeguard upon which the wisdom of “We the people” counts and the group Soul of a people such as the Soul of America depends.

This is a determination, a choice that we are all being given across the planet.

Deep in the heart of humanity is an awareness of what is right, and even more important what is wrong.  This innate knowledge is very important when we consider what seems to be happening in the world today.

Knowing what is right and acknowledging what is right is not enough.  In order for the goodwill of humanity that empowers “We the People” there comes a time that it is necessary to make a stand. To make a choice and require and demand that the will of the people becomes the laws that govern people.

I suggest that time is now, especially in the United States of America, but also around the world for “We the People” to reject the manipulations of lies and disinformation and honor and demand TRUTH.

Fortunately, humanity has been created and endowed with an internal arbiter of truth that we only need to call upon to help us see through the illusions and lies that are being pitched by evil and that is the divine wisdom of your Soul.

Because at your creation you were endowed with a spark of Divine Light there is a built-in safety feature that signals what is right action, and whenever we as the greater group of humanity stray too far from doing what is right, that kernel of TRUTH, that spark of Divine Light that was given to humanity to guide it and teach it becomes activated.

The very essence and nature of the Soul is Love. So deep in your Soul and deep in your heart is the archetypal sense and awareness that Love is the guiding principle of what is good and right. What separates and divides people such as hate, with all of its superlativeness is wrong.  The long arc of human history has proved this time and time again.

Every Divine World Teacher has taught humanity to “Love One Another.”

There is no path of religion or philosophy that advises hate to be the way “We the people” should interact with one another.

Love, or at the very least compassion and kindness is the common thread through all world religions and world philosophies advise.

Love is the INNER TRUTH that is the common denominator in all of humanity.  It does not rely upon dogma, or the many divisions, lies, and hatred created in its desire to disrupt and divide the human family, because deep within every man, woman, and child there is a Soul whose very essence and nature is Love.

Although evil can delude and disguise TRUTH, humanity has proved time and time again that ultimately people reject evil and make a stand for right against wrong, good to overcome evil.

That time is NOW!  You are being called to Make a Stand. You are being called to reject evil!

Called to Love

NOW is the time for us to learn how to demonstrate Love for One Another.

It has always struck me as significant that Jesus when He walked among us really only gave one commandment and that was that we “Love One Another” and He described and demonstrated how to do that by His example described “As I have loved you, so you must love one another…”

When you consider the life, the example of Jesus that is shared in the scriptures “We the people” are left with the understanding that Love is the path Jesus was advising that His disciples follow.

That is what those who call themselves His followers are being called to do.

As I ponder these profound life and social issues, I keep coming back to the understanding that each of us is given a choice, for that is both the power and the purpose of Free Will.

You can choose! You were created and are empowered to choose love over hate. You are called to choose TRUTH over lies! That is the power upon which Thomas Jefferson and all the Founding Fathers of the United States of America relied: that “We the People” would have the group strength and power to be our better angels to form and develop a more perfect union to stand as USA President Ronald Reagan once described America as “a shinning beacon standing on a hill.”

Time for you to choose!

 

Namaste,
Genevieve Gerard

 

The Blessing of Love on all that you do!

 

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Genevieve’s work demonstrates what she knows so well, “It is spiritual connectedness that triggers physical healing and emotional and mental well-being.”  Helping people, like you, tap into your higher-self is the power she wields to guide you to heal and transform your life.

Now, with this understanding, she combines the effective techniques she developed over decades teaching mind-body mastery along with her extensive experience in meditation and spiritual development to create a synthesis of mind-body-spirit that delivers complete healing and opens the door to unlimited personal growth and an encounter with your Soul.

In addition to her current life guidance coaching sessions, and workshops performed around the world, Genevieve has produced more than 20+ guided meditations in the last ten years that are available on iTunes, Amazon, and her website.

It is her vision that through your experience with the techniques of awareness, visualization, and meditation, the love of your Soul will touch and transform your life through her writings and products. It is her sincere desire that the potential of a life of joy and celebration that seems to elude so many people can become a reality for you, now and forever.

Browse her life story and read the Touch of the Soul that changed her world. To contact Genevieve, visit her keep in touch page.

 

Copyright © 2023 Genevieve Gerard and Touch of the Soul LLC. All Rights Reserved.

 

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You Are Made of Starlight

You Are Made of Starlight

starry universe with text You Are A Spark of Divine Light

This article is part of my ongoing series on the Soul.

It is a fact that within us all are particles of the universe, and you are made of starlight.

It is this spark of Divine Light embedded in you that is available to guide you throughout your life.

Amazingly, deep within you is a felt sense of what is right.  This is your spark of Divine Light. This is your Soul.

You are designed to be aligned with and aware of what is good.  This goodwill toward others is at the core of your being.

Troubling at times is also a sense of knowing when lies are being fostered, and deep within you is also a nagging awareness of when something is wrong.

Listening To Your Soul

Learning to listen to that inner wisdom is important. You are a child of God and although you may be swayed by the influence and opinions of others, deep within you have a sense of knowing particularly what is right and what is not right.

This deep sense of knowing is the start of connecting with the presence of your Soul. It is always with you.

How much you use your Soul to guide you depends completely on you and the decisions and choices you make. Your Soul is always available but is never controlling or demanding. That is part of the amazing miracle of free will in life.

One of life’s amazing opportunities is the dance and dynamic of knowing and ultimately deciding between what is right and what is wrong. Your Soul, your spark of Divine Light is given to you to help and support you in making that choice.  It is always available for you, but it waits for your invitation.

You can, throughout your life call upon the wisdom of your Soul to guide you and help you determine what is right for you in the many times in life you may be being told things that are untrue.  Within you, from deep within you, your Soul will resonate with a recognition of TRUTH.

You sometimes may not listen to that recognition, but it gives you a felt sense deep within you of what is truly right, even when others are trying to convince you to do or believe what that sense is telling you is wrong.

As you journey through life you are presented with a myriad of choices that are presented to you moment by moment.

Thought Leader Bernie Gunther once created a little poem that speaks to this dynamic. “There’s a positive side and a negative side and at each moment you decide.

This is truer than you might realize but fortunately you are not alone in having to make that decision because you have a spark of Divine Light within you to help guide you.

Whether or not you choose to listen to it or dismiss it and ignore it is totally up to you in the moment you are experiencing it.

Sadly, the input of others can be a powerful force. And only you can decide what is right for you.

Life is amazingly only lived moment by moment.  Ponder on this!

Within that truth and within that concept is both great power and freedom.

I suggest that you consider and ponder on this for more than a minute, for within that truth is the key to happiness.

In the moment no problem and no pain are unbearable. It is when you take things out of the moment and project them into the future or begin to believe they will always be that way that worry, and fear get control.

That makes being present and being in the present a tool that is powerful beyond your imagining.  This is an awareness that your Soul can bring to you.

Part of accessing and using your Soul to guide you is the availability and perspective of eternity that is known as the eternal NOW.

The eternal NOW consciousness and awareness may not be fully understood but just the touch of it can vault you into an inner sense of truth and knowing about the many choices and decisions you are called upon to make in life.

That “Touch of the Soul” empowers you to choose good over evil, right over wrong, and most importantly love over hate.

These are important life choices to make.  These are moment by moment the decisions and choices you make that impact who you are and what you are as a human being.

Calling on your Soul to guide you grants you a superpower to live a life informed and empowered by Divine Light and even Divine Love.

By calling upon your Soul to guide you are engaging with and aligning with Divine Will.

That cannot help but bring you into the awareness of Divine Love, for the Divine nature of God is Love.

Connecting to Divine Love also informs your choices of right over wrong.

Using your Soul to help you make the myriad of moment-by-moment choices with which life presents you opens you to begin the exalted journey of being and becoming all that you can be and were created to be as a Soul-infused personality.

You are a being who is made of starlight, and infused with a spark of Divine Light, and a Soul, and you are also a creature who has a personality, a mind, and emotions.

The challenge of which part of you is in control and which part of you makes the moment-by-moment decisions about: what you think, what your feel, and what you choose from the great smorgasbord of life decisions and life choices is what this great adventure of life is all about.

The amazing and wonderful thing about life is that you are who makes the choices.

That is both the power and the promise of life. Free will assures you of that.

What you choose, what you decide, is important to you and all humankind.

Fortunately, in life’s adventure you are not alone.  All people everywhere are engaged in making the exact same kind of life decisions you are.

If people choose good over evil, truth over lies, kindness and compassion over selfishness and greed, that affects the whole world, societies, governments, war, and peace.

Your choices matter by influencing the energy of thought into matter and the tenor of what happens.

It is awareness of the group nature of reality that makes the principles of: Harmlessness, Right Speech, Right Relationships, Right Action, Right Governance, all important.

Demonstrating kindness is a way that you can help support and empower the positive choices that others are making in the world.

It is in the community of fellowship that positive change impacts the world in which we all live.

It is as Gandhi said,You must be the change you want to see.

You are made of Starlight embedded and informed by Divine Light, infused with Divine Love, and supported throughout your life by access to the guidance of your Soul.  That touch of your Soul offers but never demands or requires.  It offers you the opportunity to integrate these exalted energies into your life in all the choices you are challenged to make.”
                  – Genevieve Gerard

This is a gift.  This is a blessing, and this is the way that you and your consciousness grow and evolve into the amazing being you were created to be.

Invite the Presence of Your Soul

Accessing your Soul and being guided by it is best achieved through a combination of meditation, invocation, intention, and visualization.

To empower you and enable you to experience and invite the presence of your Soul there is an ancient meditation mantram from the teachings of the Ageless Wisdom that I would like to share with you.

Before you begin inviting and accessing the wisdom of your Soul I suggest and recommend that you prepare by having a paper and pen near you so that you can capture any insight and guidance that could become available to you.

This is a powerful tool to invite and invoke your Soul.  It is best done meditatively and contemplatively. Then if seeking guidance on a troubling life choice I suggest that you gather your journal so that you can record any thoughts and impressions you may receive from your Higher Consciousness, your Soul.

In the Ageless Wisdom we are assured that calling upon your Soul, immediately and spontaneously activates your access through invocation, intention, meditation, or prayer. Calling upon your Soul, for support, wisdom or insight opens you to an alignment with the Divine that is always available to you because that is both who and what you are.

I also recommend that before you begin to meditate that you take a moment to: “Calm your mind, open your heart and invite the light.

 

A Meditation to Invite and Align with Your Soul

 

To begin, sit comfortably and receptively.

Take a deep breath, relaxing and receptively surrender your weight to your chair.

As you do this realize you are being supported by the chair, which is supported by the floor, which is supported by the earth.  Realize that you find your support of the earth.

Surrender to the gentle pull of gravity knowing and trusting that it will always be there to help you relax and reach to the wisdom of your Soul whenever you need it.

Imagine your Soul to be like a Star of Light (a Soul Star) that is about 6 to 12 inches above your head.

Take a moment to pause and just breath deeply and evenly as you calm your mind.

In that pause realize that by connecting with your Soul you are opening your heart, letting love heal any part of you that needs to be restored to harmony and balance.

As you invite the light you are choosing to align with what is good, and right.

With the help of your Soul, exhale one deep breath imaging that with this exhale you are releasing any negative energies in your body, emotions, and mind that may be impacting your life, bringing you to a relaxed and receptive state.

Now visualize a two-way energetic conduit connecting your Soul Star to the higher energies of Divine Light and Divine Love.

Imagine that Light and Love coming to rest on the top of your head, and with another deep breath visualize it entering you and circulating clockwise on the breath throughout your whole being, filling your mind with insight and wisdom and filling your heart with the energy of divine love and peace.

Let that light energy, as it circulates, enrich, and infuse you to just the right amount (known by your Soul) as you continue with this mantram by saying:

I Am the Soul, and also Love I AM.
Above all else, I am will and clear design.

My will is now to lift the lower self into the Light Divine.

That Light I Am;
therefore, I must descend to where the lower self awaits my coming.

Now, making no attempt to control your breath, imagine and visualize your Soul energy descending from your Soul Star and entering your body through a lotus of light at the top of your head in the location of what is known as your crown chakra.

As that Light energy enters your being at the top of your head realize that you are given the power to move that Light as you direct it to circulate (in a clockwise pattern) creating a triangle from the top of your head to your ajna center (a minor chakra also called the third eye which is located between your physical eyes.)

Then conclude the triangle inside your head by bringing the light energy to the alta major center, a minor chakra located at the top of your spine.

Let the energy circulate through the triangle you have created with 3 breaths, integrating your Soul with your mind.

Visualize that Soul Light and Soul Love moving with your breath, on your breath naturally, gently, and easily as the energies move (clockwise) up and down your spine along an etheric energetic path that is known as the central energy channel which is located about 2 inches behind your physical spine.

In this way you are integrating your higher Soul with your lower personality helping to bring about personality and Soul integration and fusion.

Relaxed and receptive continue the circulation of these energies as long as feels right to you.

Moving the energies through the easy circulation of your breath up and down your central energy channel integrates and infuses you with the wisdom of your Soul and empowers you to make the choices that are wise and right for you in the moment of time in which you find yourself.  It clarifies your vision and empowers you to know Right Action.

Then continue the Mantra by saying:

That which intends to lift,
and that which invokes the lifting are NOW at ONE.

SUCH IS MY WILL.

Then conclude your meditation by sounding the sacred sound of the OM three times.

As the OM resonates from and through you, see your Soul Light and Soul Love empowering and infusing the space around you as a blessing to the world.

 

Now take a brief pause to recap in your heart and mind what you have done.

Tune into your Soul to know the truth
            – Genevieve Gerard

Lastly, return to your day, your work, and your life letting the wisdom of your Soul influence and permeate your mind, your thoughts, and your emotions, realizing that having done this meditation you are a blessing to the world and source for Divine Light entering the world.

 

Namaste,

   Genevieve

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Genevieve Gerard teaches Transformational Consciousness – from first awakening to enlightened Soul awareness. She helps you experience the joy that results from the spontaneous “touch of your soul.”

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Genevieve has a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy and Theology and a Master of Arts Degree in Counseling and for over thirty years has worked one-on-one with people who were recovering from devastating disabilities and chronic pain. Teaching the mastery of the mind-body relationship she was one of the early professionals trained in biofeedback, visualization, imagery, and meditation as essential techniques to help people heal their bodies, heal their emotions, heal their minds, and heal their lives.

Genevieve’s work demonstrates what she knows so well, “It is spiritual connectedness that triggers physical healing and emotional and mental well-being.”  Helping people, like you, tap into your higher-self is the power she wields to guide you to heal and transform your life.

Now, with this understanding, she combines the effective techniques she developed over decades teaching mind-body mastery along with her extensive experience in meditation and spiritual development to create a synthesis of mind-body-spirit that delivers complete healing and opens the door to unlimited personal growth and an encounter with your Soul.

In addition to her current life guidance coaching sessions, and workshops performed around the world, Genevieve has produced more than 20+ guided meditations in the last ten years that are available on iTunes, Amazon, and her website.

It is her vision that through your experience with the techniques of awareness, visualization, and meditation, the love of your Soul will touch and transform your life through her writings and products. It is her sincere desire that the potential of a life of joy and celebration that seems to elude so many people can become a reality for you, now and forever.

Browse her life story and read the Touch of the Soul that changed her world. To contact Genevieve, visit her keep in touch page.

 

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World Invocation Day

World Invocation Day

full moon setting over the bay with title Celebrate World Invocation Day

From the annals of the Ancient Wisdom comes a tool and technique for humanity to help the world.

World Invocation Day is a World Day of Prayer and Meditation when men and women of every spiritual path join in a universal appeal to divinity and use the Great Invocation.

Together we focus the evocative demand of humanity for the light, the love and the spiritual direction needed to build a world of justice, unity, and peace.

WORLD INVOCATION DAY (also called the Festival of Humanity and the Christ Festival) is the spirit of humanity aspiring towards God, seeking conformity with the will of God, and dedicated to the expression of right human relations.

This is celebrated on the Gemini Full Moon every year. It is a day wherein the spiritual and divine nature of humankind will be recognized.

This year the full moon of Gemini is on June 3, 2023, at exactly 8:41 pm Pacific, 10:41 pm Central, 11:41 pm Eastern in the United States.

Festival of Humanity (World Invocation Day)

At the time of the Festival of Humanity (World Invocation Day), the Hierarchy will, under the guidance of the Christ, let loose the will-to-good upon Humanity, producing seven great results:

7 Great Results

  1. Power will be given to the disciples of the world and the initiates among humanity so that They can direct efficiently and wisely the coming process of rebuilding.
  2. The will-to-love will stimulate the men and women of goodwill everywhere so that hatred will gradually be overcome, and humanity will seek to live together cooperatively.
  3. The will-to-action will lead intelligent people throughout the world to inaugurate those activities which will lay the foundation for a new, better, and happier world.
  4. The will-to-cooperate will steadily increase also. Men and women will desire and demand right human relations.
  5. The will-to-know and to think correctly and creatively will become an outstanding characteristic of the masses. Knowledge is the first step towards wisdom.
  6. The will-to-persist (which is an aspect of devotion and fixed idealism) will become a human characteristic – a sublimation of the basic instinct of self-preservation.
  7. The will-to-organize will further a building process which will be carried forward under the direct inspiration of the Hierarchy. The medium will be the potency of the will-to-good of the New Group of World Servers and the responsive goodwill of humankind.

You can use the World Invocation below to help humanity and Planet Earth align with and ultimately achieve this Divine Plan.

This ancient invocation comes to you and to all of the citizens of this beautiful world without any religious dogma or denomination.

The name of God and the definition of God can be whatever and however you envision God to be.

This ancient invocation, as all prayers and invocations do, relies on the Universal truth and principle that “Energy Follows Thought.”

What Can You Do To Help

You can choose to use it by saying it or thinking it on World Invocation Day or as often as you like, trusting that when you do, no matter how often you do it you are doing something to help the world be a better place.

You may find that using this invocation brings to you a sense of peace.  You may be prompted from your Soul to use it often.

If you are someone who likes regular schedules and rituals you may like to use this invocation at specific events or times of the day, with other spiritual practices in which you engage.

Or you may simply read it or say it at times of need for the experience it gives you.

You, as always have the opportunity to choose.

There is in my sharing of this invocation no requirement requested or implied.

It is something I was directed to share with you by the promptings of my heart and my Soul.  Use it as you will.

If you wish to include this invocation in a regular ritual, I am told in the teachings of the Ageless Wisdom that other spiritual beings and master’s engage in sounding this invocation at the following events and times of the day:

– Sunrise

– Noon

– 5 pm in your own time zone. If you are aware of my writings, you may note that that is also the time you are encouraged to say The Blessing of The New Group of World Servers.

– Sunset

– And I find saying this invocation at night before I go to sleep to be helpful.

I have a friend who used this invocation to treat his P.T.S.D. whenever he awoke.

The Ageless Wisdom also suggests that using this invocation in the 2 and a half days preceding any Full Moon can help you through the sense of agitation many feel in the moon cycle.

Legend tells us that those exalted beings, who are known as the Hierarchy, released this invocation for power and light from the Archives of the Master’s (which was normally distributed stanza-by-stanza to disciples on the path throughout time) to the public at the time of the full moon of June 1945 (due to World War II) through the Tibetan Master Djwhal Khul.

It has come to, since that time, be lovingly known as THE GREAT INVOCATION.

 

The invocation (below) does not belong to any person or group but to all humanity. By using it and encouraging others to use it, no particular group or organization is being sponsored.

 

 

The Great Invocation

 

From the point of Light within the mind of God,

Let Light stream forth into the minds of men.

Let light descend on earth.

 

From the point of Love within the heart of God,

Let Love stream forth into the hearts of men.

May Christ return to Earth.

 

From the center where the Will of God is known,

Let purpose guide the little wills of men,

The purpose which the masters know and serve.

 

From the center which we call the Race of Men,

Let the plan of Love and Light work out,

And may it seal the door where evil dwells.

 

Let Light and Love and Power restore the Plan on earth.

 

 

Each of the four stanzas refers to one or other of the three aspects of divine energy, plus a reference to humanity itself in which the three meet, are potentiality in latency, and finally develop into the full flower of divinity, with all three lines perfectly expressed.”
      – Discipleship In The New Age, Volume II, Alice A. Bailey

 

Namaste,
   Genevieve Gerard
The Blessing of Love on all that you do!

 

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Genevieve Gerard teaches Transformational Consciousness – from first awakening to enlightened Soul awareness. She helps you experience the joy that results from the spontaneous “touch of your soul.”

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Genevieve has a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy and Theology and a Master of Arts Degree in Counseling and for over thirty years has worked one-on-one with people who were recovering from devastating disabilities and chronic pain. Teaching the mastery of the mind-body relationship she was one of the early professionals trained in biofeedback, visualization, imagery, and meditation as essential techniques to help people heal their bodies, heal their emotions, heal their minds, and heal their lives.

Genevieve’s work demonstrates what she knows so well, “It is spiritual connectedness that triggers physical healing and emotional and mental well-being.”  Helping people, like you, tap into your higher-self is the power she wields to guide you to heal and transform your life.

Now, with this understanding, she combines the effective techniques she developed over decades teaching mind-body mastery along with her extensive experience in meditation and spiritual development to create a synthesis of mind-body-spirit that delivers complete healing and opens the door to unlimited personal growth and an encounter with your Soul.

In addition to her current life guidance coaching sessions, and workshops performed around the world, Genevieve has produced more than 20+ guided meditations in the last ten years that are available on iTunes, Amazon, and her website.

It is her vision that through your experience with the techniques of awareness, visualization, and meditation, the love of your Soul will touch and transform your life through her writings and products. It is her sincere desire that the potential of a life of joy and celebration that seems to elude so many people can become a reality for you, now and forever.

Browse her life story and read the Touch of the Soul that changed her world. To contact Genevieve, visit her keep in touch page.

 

Copyright © 2023 Genevieve Gerard and Touch of the Soul LLC. All rights reserved.

 

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Changes in Consciousness

Changes In Consciousness

women in etheral space in deep thought with the words Transformational Consciousness
In consciousness there are important times when energy opens up and shifts to empower you to be and become all you are meant to be.

We are in one of those important times now.

Taking the Next Step in Consciousness

During these important times humankind, as a whole, can choose to refresh and realign with Divine Purpose and the Divine Plan.

I believe this happens when humanity as a whole, and humankind as a group, has made enough progress on a planetary level to take the next positive step in consciousness.

Many believe this usually happens in concert with, and alignment with, cosmic beings who are beyond the scope and awareness of those of us who walk the world.

Since this takes place as a shift in energies, it is subtle, but that does not mean it is not significant.

The evolution of human consciousness as a consciousness happens at all levels of what makes up human life, a physical and material body, an astral emotional body, an enlightened mental body, and a Soul infused by Light.
      -Genevieve Gerard

This progress, this shift is the result of the work and the will of exalted beings such as the Christ and the Buddha who have since the 1930’s and the end of WW II been working with humanity through what is known in esoteric circles as The New Group of World Servers.

New Group of World Servers

This is a group that works to invoke and empower goodwill into the world.
Their connection is spiritual and cosmic, but not religious in any organized sense of the known religions of the world.

The men and women of goodwill who make up this planetary group may be and often are completely aware, or unaware and unconscious, of their work or mission in the world.

Men and women of goodwill are the significant force behind what Dr. Martin Luther King described when he observed “the long arc of history works toward justice.”

The forces for good and goodwill in the world move human consciousness and thus society through the march of history and there can be change and transformation.

The New Group of World Servers have over the past 70-80 years both consciously and unconsciously joined in this world mission to invoke and infuse the consciousness of humanity with goodwill.

Many of those who are consciously committed to this work have joined around the world whenever and wherever it has reached 5 p.m. local time by saying The Blessing of The New Group of World Servers Invocation:

The Blessing of the New Group of World Servers

 

May the power of the One Life,
pour through the group of all true servers.

May the Love of the One Soul,
characterize the lives of all who seek to aid the Great Ones.

May we fulfill our part in the One work,
through self-forgetfulness, harmlessness, and right speech.

 

A Treatise on White Magic, p. 261 by Alice A. Bailey

 

I believe this conscious work by disciples around the world who work for good and goodwill has resulted in all of humanity being granted a shift in consciousness.

You can choose to join this purpose by simply saying this blessing at 5 p.m. wherever you are in the world.

It isn’t hard to do. It requires no dogma, doctrine or belief. It is simply supporting and empowering goodwill in the world.

How to Support Changes in Consciousness

You can further support this work in the world by reflecting upon and in your life embodying the principles of self-forgetfulness, harmlessness, and right speech.

Amazingly, the energetic shift in human consciousness that accompanied this last Taurus Full Moon Wesak Festival this year makes it a little easier to practice those positive universal principles.

You might want to spend some time considering how those principles, when practiced and incorporated into your daily life, will help to make the world a better place.

I take comfort and assurance in realizing that we are not alone in the work of the evolution of consciousness. I am comforted and supported by my awareness of exalted beings who are aligned with the Divine Plan and Purpose for this planet and this people in the world.

We are told in the Ancient Wisdom that the cosmic shift in the consciousness of the whole universe is Love. That makes our role as human beings to learn how to “Give Love, Live Love and Be Love” of paramount importance.

It has also been foretold in the most ancient annals of esoteric mysteries that we on planet earth will come to a time when “The lion lies down with the lamb.”

That requires the infusion of Love and the installation of Peace into the material and physical world that is our world.

That is the work of cosmic beings who are aligned with the Divine Plan. We, as humanity are but one small part of this plan, but we are an important part.

Steps forward in the evolution of the consciousness of humanity are profoundly important because you, as part of humanity, serve as a bridge between the world of spirit and the world of matter.

You, as a human being, have been since the first moment of creation granted not only your physical nature and being, but also a spiritual nature and being with a spark of Divine Light that I believe is our Soul.

Take a moment and allow the following mantrum to connect with you as a disciple on the path. As Alice A. Bailey states, “take your place with those who perceive the needs of the coming cycle–a cycle wherein the new ideas and ideals must be stressed and for which a fight must be made, wherein the wider plans for the good of the whole must be understood, endorsed and preached, the new and clearer vision for human living must be grasped and finally brought into being, and a cycle wherein the effort of all members of the New Group of World Servers must be given to the lifting of humanity’s load.”

The Affirmation of the Disciple

 
I am a point of light within a greater light
I am a strand of loving energy within the stream of love divine
I am a point of sacrificial fire focused within the fiery will of God
 
And thus I stand.

 

I am a way by which others may achieve,
I am a source of strength enabling them to stand,
I am a beam of light shining upon their way,
 
And thus I stand.

 

And standing thus, revolve,
And tread this way the ways of men,
And know the ways of God,
 
And thus I stand.

 

– Telepathy p. 197 by Alice A. Bailey

 

That makes humanity and most particularly human consciousness important.
Infusing, inviting, and ultimately embodying Love is the task for which you were created.

God didn’t make a mistake. Since the dawn of creation, He has sent teachers, guides, and avatars to enlighten all of us. Many of those He sent were misunderstood and misinterpreted by their human followers for such is the consciousness of matter.

You, as part of humanity, are also supported by the angelic kingdom in this venture. You are supported by the consciousness and continuity of each and every avatar, world teacher, and guide who has ever walked the earth. They have not left us or deserted us, and they remain engaged in the insights and evolution of your consciousness through the mechanism of the spark of Divine Light that embodies your Soul.

You can engage, invite, and invoke Their ongoing presence and guidance through prayer, meditation, and contemplation.

Love and Right Relations Are the Keys
to Transformations in Consciousness

You can join with like-minded individuals, but it is significant to remember that “loving one another” is to be a guiding Light.

Fortunately, when you connect with your Soul, you will find its nature is Love.

When you connect with the angels, you will find their nature and essence is Love, and when you connect with any and all of the world teachers, guides and avatars that have ever come to Earth you find the essence of Love for the very nature and being of God is Love.

You are invited and encouraged to join with the New Group of World Servers by participating in the Blessing of the New Group of World Servers world service at 5 p.m. each day.

It takes less than a minute of the day but grants a brief shift in consciousness and awareness that leaves behind a sense of hope and promise and reminds you that you are not alone but are supported by divine and cosmic forces that are working with you to bring Love and Light and what is good into the world.

You can join in this work in the world, in bringing into manifestation the divine plan for humanity by considering and living by the principles of harmlessness. You can be a part of this divine and cosmic transformation by activating in your communications and words the principle of “Right Speech.

Your focus and action in living in “Right Relationship” with others helps to forward not only you but all of humankind in activation and fulfillment of the divine plan.

Harmlessness and Right Speech are just rules of the road to help you live a happy and successful life. Therefore, I suggest that you consider your actions and your speech in light of these principles and then observe how much happier and more successful you become.

Plato is said to have recommended this test to consider before you speak.
Is it true? Is it kind? Is it beneficial?

What you do matters… How you act matters… If you demonstrate the Laws of Love by unconditionally loving another you are empowering and invoking goodwill in the world.

Please don’t forget that Goodwill is contagious, and once set in motion it will permeate the world consciousness so that right human relations can be more rapidly established.

NOW is the time to step up and transform the world through “Right Action”.

Let Love be your guide. You, me, and all of humanity stand on the precipice of making the world a better place.

Namaste,
      Genevieve Gerard
The Blessing of Love on all that you do!

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Genevieve’s work demonstrates what she knows so well, “It is spiritual connectedness that triggers physical healing and emotional and mental well-being.”  Helping people, like you, tap into your higher-self is the power she wields to guide you to heal and transform your life.

Now, with this understanding, she combines the effective techniques she developed over decades teaching mind-body mastery along with her extensive experience in meditation and spiritual development to create a synthesis of mind-body-spirit that delivers complete healing and opens the door to unlimited personal growth and an encounter with your Soul.

In addition to her current life guidance coaching sessions, and workshops performed around the world, Genevieve has produced more than 20+ guided meditations in the last ten years that are available on iTunes, Amazon, and her website.

It is her vision that through your experience with the techniques of awareness, visualization, and meditation, the love of your Soul will touch and transform your life through her writings and products. It is her sincere desire that the potential of a life of joy and celebration that seems to elude so many people can become a reality for you, now and forever.

Browse her life story and read the Touch of the Soul that changed her world. To contact Genevieve, visit her keep in touch page.

 

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You Are Born To Be Free

You Are Born To Be Free  

Sunrise with gull flying free in the sky

The urge for and the need for true freedom is integral to the human heart.

Since the dawn of creation freedom has been a defining force of life that has guided the evolution of consciousness.

Philosophy and religion sometimes associate freedom with free will. I too believe freedom is a Divine Right and necessary to the Divine element of life that is Free Will.

From the first breath of creation the very first man and the very first woman had freedom and more importantly, free will.

The omniscient wisdom of the Creator knew that without freedom and free will all that life means could not be achieved.

That makes freedom a cornerstone of human evolution.  That makes freedom something worth fighting for, something worth dying for, and more importantly something worth demanding from governments.

Freedom has within it the element of choice.  The freedom of free will includes the right to choose good and the right to choose evil. If you look at a long ark of human evolution you will see the forces of freedom inextricably woven into the Cosmic battle of good vs. evil, right action and right relationships vs. tyranny.

The urge for freedom is part of the heart, the mind and the Soul of every creature ever created by the Creator because it is woven into the choices you must make in life.
       -Genevieve Gerard

Not only does life require you to choose between good and evil, but also to choose between love and hate.  It may be said that those choices not only define you, but they define the life you will live.

Freedom and its companion free will are essential to the fulfillment of the purpose and destiny of your life.  I believe that your destiny is to choose Love.  I believe that Love is the only thing you can create in life that is eternal.

I believe that God is Love and the nature of your Soul is Love, so by choosing Love you are transported from what is impermanent to what is real and eternal.  This is ultimately the choice that life supports.  That is ultimately the choice for which freedom and free will exist.

You Have the Choice To Do What Is Right For Humankind

Civilizations, governments, societies, are all engaged in choice and the challenge to do what is right for humankind.  Freedom is an essential part of empowering you to make that choice freely.  Choosing love over hate, good over evil, are all elements supported by freedom.

Of course, people do not always make the right choices, the choices that reflect love, the choices of goodwill.     We need only look at the harm of selfishness and greed to observe that.  But I honor the importance of the freedom to make that choice.  I honor the civilizations, societies and governments that support freedom.

Men and women across this planet are committed to supporting freedom.  They are choosing love over hate, good over evil, kindness and compassion over cruelty and selfishness.

It is only where humanity has freedom can the evolution of all of humanity make progress in the Divine Plan of evolution to fulfill our Divine purpose.

Freedom is the Cornerstone

Freedom is the cornerstone of the political system known as democracy.  Democracy took a giant step forward when the Founding Fathers of the United States of America formed a representative republic that became a beacon of Light of the principles of right governance.

Influenced by philosophers of the ancient Greeks, and the more recent voices of the philosophers of what was known as the Age of Enlightenment, those dedicated to forming a “more perfect union” examined and explored what made governance work.

The philosophic principles imbedded in the immortal words of Thomas Jefferson “We the People” spoke to the power of people when granted freedom.  The United States of America Declaration of Independence also spoke of freedom as an inalienable right granted to humankind by their Creator.  In that Declaration of Independence lies the declaration for people everywhere to reject tyranny.

Indeed, quickly on the heels of the American Revolution came the French Revolution and the changes in the British Parliamentary system which advanced and impowered freedom in the lives of the citizens of those lands.

Indeed, the cry of the French Revolutionaries of “Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity” became synonymous with the urge for freedom.  And although the revolutions of the United States of America and the French are in the long past, unfortunately, the battle between freedom and tyranny continue in the world today.

William Faulkner We must be free, Freedom Quote

William Faulkner once said, “We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.”

Not all governments grant their citizens freedom.  Tyranny remains a temptation of political leaders around the world.  Human freedom must be won and defended as the will of the people and a right of the people whenever and wherever subjugation and tyranny raise their ugly heads.  Freedom is a Divine right and a birthright of the human spirit, but it must be defended.

It is only with freedom can humankind demonstrate the free will of decision and choice that is essential to the Cosmic battle of good and evil.  It is only with freedom can humanity choose love over hate.

In the adventure of life each individual is faced with decisions and choices.  That is the purpose of freewill.  But freewill can only be fully demonstrated and expressed in an environment of individual freedom.

Principles of right action, right human relationship, harmlessness, and right speech are endemic to the human experience.  Choices between love vs. hate is perhaps one of the most profound and life structuring.  Ironically that choice influences the life experiences of fear vs. peace, kindness vs. compassion, and ultimately forgiveness vs. resentment.

All of these diverse life experiences are a matter of choice which you must have the freedom to make.

Of course, as a spiritual teacher I encourage you to choose love.  That choice influences so much and many aspects of life.  Choosing love, living love, being loving are woven into so many life experiences that are fundamentally important and positive that choosing love becomes the portal to a life of happiness and contentment. Ponder On This.

Explore this further by experiencing the following gifts:

Free Exercise For Freedom

Take a deep breath.  With that breath let yourself relax, releasing all that has ever come before as you come into the power of right here and right Now.

In the power of NOW is complete freedom.  The freedom to create the life you desire.  The freedom to change.  The freedom to forgive both yourself and others.

You are neither bound nor limited by the past.  Right here, right Now your life is before you as a clean slate.

Nothing that has ever happened before limits you or restricts you.  You have the freedom to be and become all you are meant to be.  You have the freedom to claim your destiny.  You have the freedom to change.

Within freedom is the Divine spark of Light that is your Soul.  Connecting to your Soul invites you and empowers you to your co-creator relationship with the Divine.  That is a power you are granted as a Child of God who is also the Child of Man.

Take another deep breath.  With that breath let yourself relax even further and let it sink in that you are the director of your life and your freedom.

 

Affirmations That Celebrate Your Life,
Your Freedom, Your Possibilities

Calm your mind, open your heart, and invite the Light

Then say and affirm:

 

I am free.

I am free to create the life of my dreams.

I am free to forgive myself.

I am free to do things differently than I have ever done before.nto the essence of my self, the power of the peace that passes understanding.

Nothing that has ever come before limits me or defines me.

This is the power of the Now.

This is the freedom of this moment in time.

Today is the beginning of the rest of my life.  I claim it. I embrace it. I celebrate it.

In freedom, is my power.  In freedom, is my strength.

I am a human being who has been designed and blessed with a Soul.

As a Soul I am empowered as a co-creator with God.  As a human being I am empowered and blessed with choices.

I choose Love.

I choose community and companionship.

I choose kindness and compassion.

I choose fellowship and friendship.

My life lies before me like a pristine field of snow, clean and clear.

I release from my mind any limiting thoughts, any limiting beliefs.

I release my fears and any illusions that may have entrapped me by what I once believed.  Today I invite the real truth to be revealed.

Today I choose to clearly see the possibilities that are before me.

This is my moment. Now is my time to create my life anew.

I am grateful for the blessing of my freedom and the freewill that gives me the power to choose.

 

Namaste,

     Genevieve

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Genevieve Gerard teaches Transformational Consciousness – from first awakening to enlightened Soul awareness. She helps you experience the joy that results from the spontaneous “touch of your soul.”

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Genevieve has a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy and Theology and a Master of Arts Degree in Counseling and for over thirty years has worked one-on-one with people who were recovering from devastating disabilities and chronic pain. Teaching the mastery of the mind-body relationship she was one of the early professionals trained in biofeedback, visualization, imagery, and meditation as essential techniques to help people heal their bodies, heal their emotions, heal their minds, and heal their lives.

Genevieve’s work demonstrates what she knows so well, “It is spiritual connectedness that triggers physical healing and emotional and mental well-being.”  Helping people, like you, tap into your higher-self is the power she wields to guide you to heal and transform your life.

Now, with this understanding, she combines the effective techniques she developed over decades teaching mind-body mastery along with her extensive experience in meditation and spiritual development to create a synthesis of mind-body-spirit that delivers complete healing and opens the door to unlimited personal growth and an encounter with your Soul.

In addition to her current life guidance coaching sessions, and workshops performed around the world, Genevieve has produced more than 20+ guided meditations in the last ten years that are available on iTunes, Amazon, and her website.

It is her vision that through your experience with the techniques of awareness, visualization, and meditation, the love of your Soul will touch and transform your life through her writings and products. It is her sincere desire that the potential of a life of joy and celebration that seems to elude so many people can become a reality for you, now and forever.

Browse her life story and read the Touch of the Soul that changed her world. To contact Genevieve, visit her keep in touch page.

 

Copyright © 2023 Genevieve Gerard and Touch of the Soul LLC. All rights reserved.

 

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Holding Love in Your Heart

Holding Love in Your Heart

Heartbeat in the form of a heart with words Love In Your Heart
This article is part of my ongoing Series on Love.

What does it mean to hold Love in your heart?

How would that effect how you live?  How would that effect How you Love?

How would that effect What you do?

Life, it seems, is a huge lesson for all of us.  That life lesson seems to center around learning to Love. But how do you do that?

Over two thousand years ago Jesus walked the earth and prior to His departure gave His followers a commandment “Love One Another as I have Loved You.”

We need only look around us in the world to realize how far most of us have strayed from demonstrating that commandment.   Greed and selfishness seem to dictate so much of human behavior that Love is hard to find.

What would life be like if we, you, and me, and indeed everyone everywhere were to love one another?  That would surely be a new world.  It would bring heaven to earth in dramatic and life changing ways.

Kindness and compassion would govern your interactions.  Government would transform if we truly loved one another.  If the power of Love transcended the Love of Power, life would change.

This is not a secret.

Jimi Hendriks said long ago “When the Love of power transcends the Love of power the world will know peace.”

But it is not only peace that is promised when you hold Love in your heart.  Love has the power to transform everything we think we know about life.  That simple commandment that Jesus gave to His followers before He left may have been simple, but I must admit, it is by no means easy.

Loving one another, especially as Christ Loved us, is the opposite of selfish. It is Divine.  It incorporates the powerful principles of kindness and compassion.  It is steeped in giving rather than gathering and accumulating with greed.

So much of the suffering that is inherent in life on this planet would be resolved by Love.    So, I invite you to consider holding Love in your heart.  Consider how Love would be demonstrated in life.

What would you do
and what could you do to demonstrate Love?

Ask yourself: How might you hold Love in your heart?  Can you give graciously to the hungry, the poor, the prisoner and the disenfranchised?  Can you Love your neighbor as yourself?  And if you did would that not change the world? Ponder on these questions.

How might the concept of the brotherhood of mankind impact and influence your actions? Ponder on this question.

What can you do to transform the world with the power of Love? Ponder on this question.

How can you bring more Love into the world to manifest the victory of Love as the guiding influence of life? Ponder on this question.

Does that attempt bring you to the realization of the importance of harmlessness?  Does that enable you to realize the ancient truth that you cannot harm another without harming yourself? Ponder on these questions.

The Oneness, the Brotherhood of Humanity and the Power of Love are not separate energies and concepts.  When you hold Love in your heart, when you practice loving your neighbor as yourself, these concepts come to you more naturally.

This is the awareness that Loving grants.  This is how Love works, energetically and then begins to manifest into the world of matter and humankind through kindness and compassion, forgiveness and sharing. Love is the cure to greed and selfishness.

If you want a love message to be heard, it has got to be sent out. To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.
               -Mother Teresa

Practice it and strengthen it in your heart, in your mind and in your Soul.  Demonstrate it whenever life brings you the opportunity.  In small actions great things are accomplished when you do them with Love.

Within the world there is an energy that is so strong, and so powerful, that unites us to bring it into life and the consciousness of humanity.  That energy is Love.
               -Genevieve Gerard

Full Golden Moon on a pitch black night reflecting on the water

A Meditation to Help You Hold Love in Your Heart for the Full Moon of Aquarius

Calm Your mind, Open Your Heart, Invite the Light. The Light you are inviting is the Light of your Soul.

Then take a deep and relaxing breath as you put all that has ever come before this moment firmly and completely behind you.  Enter into the NOW, this moment of time.

With the exhale of your breath release and let go of any troubling thoughts.

This is a new time of great promise and wonderful possibilities. Remember that you are at the beginning of the dawn of a new age of Aquarius.

Turn your attention to the way that Love can fill your heart to overflowing just by you opening your awareness to it. Draw into your being the essence of Love.

From the point of Light within the mind of God see Light streaming forth into the minds of humankind as Light descends to earth.

From the point of Love within the heart of God see Love stream forth into the hearts of men and women.

Now imagine the Light of the Full Moon of Aquarius filling you with a Divine Light that is empowered by Divine Love.

Consider how this Light from the Full Moon is already shared by all the world.

Imagine it igniting the energies of the unity of wo/men throughout the world.

Now imagine it empowering and infusing every one of your friends with Divine Love and Divine Light. See it coming to you and flowing through you as it infuses the world with the Divine Will of the Creator.

Imagine you are infusing Love and Light into the world.

From the Source of Love see your heart as a conduit of Love.

The Aquarian Full Moon invites you to use the Cosmic worldwide energy of the Full Moon to ignite change and transformation.

What better change can there be than to infuse Love by people everywhere to engage in holding Love in their heart and becoming a Source for the power of Love to transform the world.

By doing this you learn how to give Love, live Love and be a beacon of Love for all of humankind.

By Holding Love in your heart, you become a living example of what it means to Love, unconditionally, universally, and unselfishly.

You can surrender to the power of Love, and the Light that Love brings to your consciousness, by choosing Love.

Today, during the Full Moon of Aquarius cycle the whole world is invited to join a new way to demonstrate Loving One Another. Ponder on this.

Breathe in and take a moment to be Love, sending Love forth.

 

               – GG

 

This is your Divine destiny as you remember the truth that God is Love and when we Love one another we are demonstrating our union with God.

Never forget that this moment, this Full Moon of Aquarius is available to invoke and invite Love into the world today. You can be a part of a worldwide mission to radiate and transform the world with Love.

 

Namaste,

   Genevieve Gerard

The Blessing of Love on all that you do!

 

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Genevieve Gerard teaches Transformational Consciousness – from first awakening to enlightened Soul awareness. She helps you experience the joy that results from the spontaneous “touch of your soul.”

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Genevieve has a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy and Theology and a Master of Arts Degree in Counseling and for over thirty years has worked one-on-one with people who were recovering from devastating disabilities and chronic pain. Teaching the mastery of the mind-body relationship she was one of the early professionals trained in biofeedback, visualization, imagery, and meditation as essential techniques to help people heal their bodies, heal their emotions, heal their minds, and heal their lives.

Genevieve’s work demonstrates what she knows so well, “It is spiritual connectedness that triggers physical healing and emotional and mental well-being.”  Helping people, like you, tap into your higher-self is the power she wields to guide you to heal and transform your life.

Now, with this understanding, she combines the effective techniques she developed over decades teaching mind-body mastery along with her extensive experience in meditation and spiritual development to create a synthesis of mind-body-spirit that delivers complete healing and opens the door to unlimited personal growth and an encounter with your Soul.

In addition to her current life guidance coaching sessions, and workshops performed around the world, Genevieve has produced more than 20+ guided meditations in the last ten years that are available on iTunes, Amazon, and her website.

It is her vision that through your experience with the techniques of awareness, visualization, and meditation, the love of your Soul will touch and transform your life through her writings and products. It is her sincere desire that the potential of a life of joy and celebration that seems to elude so many people can become a reality for you, now and forever.

Browse her life story and read the Touch of the Soul that changed her world. To contact Genevieve, visit her keep in touch page.

 

Copyright © 2023 Genevieve Gerard and Touch of the Soul LLC. All rights reserved.

 

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Powerful Promise of Today

The Powerful Promise of Today

sunrise of a new dayThis post is part of my on-going series on Awareness & Being In The Now.

There is something magical about the morning.  It is the powerful promise of today.

Today is not constrained by any other day you have ever had.

As today lies before you it can be a fresh start, a new beginning.  It holds new opportunities out to you for you to create the life you have only dared to dream.

Take Action Today to Transform Your Life

Morning is the perfect time to imagine and envision what you wish to create for your life.  Take the time to consider what you can do.

Is there something you can do differently that may transform your life today?  It may be a little thing.  It may be a grand idea.  It is important that you take action to bring what you desire into manifestation.

What You Can Imagine is What You Can Create

Norman Peale Quote: Change your thoughts and you change your worldIdeas belong to the universe.  What you can imagine is what you can create.  Nothing stands in your way; the key to manifesting is doing.

Energy follows thought.  That is a universal law that you can use for your empowerment.  But the magic of manifesting requires that the thought be followed by action.

There is no time better than right now to take action than right now.  Like from a small acorn a great oak tree can grow, so from a single thought, a single act can you change your life.

Take a moment in the power of the promise of today to consider your purpose, your desire and your destiny.  Within the deepest desire of your heart and aligning with your Soul purpose there is the power to ignite your co-creatorship with God.

You have this power because as a human being you were designed to create and bring into being your ideas into manifestation.

The universal law that energy follows thought makes what you are thinking and creating important.  But, thought alone is not enough.  It also takes action.  It takes thinking and believing, but it also takes doing.

Bringing An Idea Into Manifestation

Planning Has A Purpose

Thinking about what you need to do to bring an idea into manifestation is called planning.  Planning has a purpose.

In the world of business there is an old axiom which is “plan your work, then work your plan.”  This will empower your idea and help you manifest.

Aligning with your purpose, especially when it is your life purpose, or your Soul purpose is empowering to success and helps you manifest your future.

Affirmations Are Helpful

A powerful affirmation I have found helpful in the process of bring an idea into manifestation is:

“Purpose itself Am I”

In the annals of the Ageless Wisdom, we are often advised to ponder on something.  Part of the process of pondering includes the technique of meditation.  Another very powerful tool is saying or even just thinking a positive affirmation or thought form.

These thoughts can ignite your energy as you send out into the universe instructions for what you desire and want to manifest.

I offer at this time an empowering process to enhance the success of manifesting your positive thoughts.

A Transformational Empowering Process to Manifest

To empower my ability to manifest I calm my mind, open my heart, and invite the Light.

As I ponder and consider an idea I have had, I open myself to Divine inspiration.

From that inspiration I develop a plan.

Calling upon my Higher Self, I align my lower self with my life purpose, my Soul purpose.

Then I ask myself and ponder:

Is this idea worthy of manifesting in material form?

What do I need to do to make this happen?

            If so, then start to develop your plan.

Consider what it would look like if my idea became my reality.

Take a pause and dream.

I envision as much detail as I am able.

What would it look like?

What would it feel like?

What do I need to change in my life to enable it to happen?

What resources do I need?

Do I have them?

How can I get them?

I take a 10-minute pause to dream and envision what manifesting my idea would mean every day.

I consider as a part of my creative expression my reality and my world, achieving what I am dreaming, I am desiring, I am doing.

I write down as many details as I can imagine.

What do I need to learn that I don’t know?

What help or support do I need that I don’t currently have?

Where would this idea work best?

Do I need anybody else to do this?

How can I get them engaged and onboard?

Are there legal steps I need to take when I bring this idea into manifestation?

            What are they?

            Who or how will they get done?

Is this an idea I want to do?

If not let it go.

If it is, I invoke and invite my Will.

Invoking my will and taking action are important parts of me unlocking the creative aspects of my life.

What I think, dream, and imagine sends out the energy to instruct the universe to create in my life and in my reality the manifestation I desire in the world.  Aligning with my Soul purpose and my life purpose ignites the energy of creation.

 
Transforming your thoughts, your dreams, and your desires into the remaking of your world and your life takes letting your Soul, your heart, and your hands work together.  You then can transform that energy into the world of matter, into manifestation.  You have released the power that is the creative potential of your true nature of being as a child of God, and the son of man.

People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves, they have the first secret of success.
Norman Vincent Peale

Manifesting miracles is your superpower.  Using your thoughts to create and imagine along with your will and your hands to manifest is being and becoming what you are truly meant to be.

You, as a human being, are uniquely empowered to be a co-creator with God.  Your dreams, your desires, serve as a blueprint for manifestation.  Bringing spirit into matter, bringing ideas into manifestation, requires Will and intention along with work.

You were given the thought along with the hands to manipulate matter into being by doing.  This is your powerful combination.

William James, often called the Father of Psychology in the late 1800s, said:

the greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering the attitudes of mind…  As you think, so shall you be.

SO – flush out all of your old, tired, worn-out thoughts. Fill your mind with fresh, new creative thoughts of faith, love, and goodness.

By this process, you can actually remake your life. You can think your way to failure, or you can think your way to success.

Don’t forget the powerful promise of today is not primarily determined by outward conditions and circumstances, but by thoughts that habitually occupy your mind.

 

Namaste,

      Genevieve Gerard

The Blessing of Love on all that you do!

 

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Genevieve Gerard teaches Transformational Consciousness – from first awakening to enlightened Soul awareness. She helps you experience the joy that results from the spontaneous “touch of your soul.”

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Genevieve has a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy and Theology and a Master of Arts Degree in Counseling and for over thirty years has worked one-on-one with people who were recovering from devastating disabilities and chronic pain. Teaching the mastery of the mind-body relationship she was one of the early professionals trained in biofeedback, visualization, imagery, and meditation as essential techniques to help people heal their bodies, heal their emotions, heal their minds, and heal their lives.

Genevieve’s work demonstrates what she knows so well, “It is spiritual connectedness that triggers physical healing and emotional and mental well-being.”  Helping people, like you, tap into your higher-self is the power she wields to guide you to heal and transform your life.

Now, with this understanding, she combines the effective techniques she developed over decades teaching mind-body mastery along with her extensive experience in meditation and spiritual development to create a synthesis of mind-body-spirit that delivers complete healing and opens the door to unlimited personal growth and an encounter with your Soul.

In addition to her current life guidance coaching sessions, and workshops performed around the world, Genevieve has produced more than 20+ guided meditations in the last ten years that are available on iTunes, Amazon, and her website.

It is her vision that through your experience with the techniques of awareness, visualization, and meditation, the love of your Soul will touch and transform your life through her writings and products. It is her sincere desire that the potential of a life of joy and celebration that seems to elude so many people can become a reality for you, now and forever.

Browse her life story and read the Touch of the Soul that changed her world. To contact Genevieve, visit her keep in touch page.

 

Copyright © 2023 Genevieve Gerard and Touch of the Soul LLC. All rights reserved.

 

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Summer Solstice

Summer Solstice 2023

What You Need To Know About the Solstice?

interconnected lines of golden energy write out love connectionJune 21 is the summer solstice, also known as estival solstice or midsummer. Solstice is derived from the Latin words sol (Sun) and sistere (to stand still).

It occurs when one of Earth’s poles has its maximum tilt toward the Sun creating the longest day and shortest night of the year when the path of the Sun in the sky is farthest north in the Northern Hemisphere.

The solstice is the beginning of the astronomical summer that has been celebrated since ancient times by many cultures as “midsummer”, the longest day of the year.

In essence, it signifies how life on Earth changes in connection to the Sun and how our seasons shape our world.

The year 2016 was the first time in nearly 70 years that a full moon and the Northern Hemisphere’s summer solstice occurred on the same day.

The festival is traditionally celebrated at sunrise – particularly at Stonehenge (see image above) where the ancient stones align perfectly with the rising sun.

Midsummer folklore dictates that the summer solstice is a liminal, magical time where spirits and fairies can cross more easily into the human world. It’s a time to expect the unexpected and allow yourself to believe that wishes really can come true …

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The Future of Evolution

The Future of Evolution

evolving human DNA strands being transformed by Light

Humanity is evolving, as it always has.

Alongside the evolution of humankind’s physical nature is the more profound and revolutionary process: the evolution of human consciousness.

Consciousness is the cornerstone of creation because of the Universal Law that underlies how the material world and the Spiritual world work together.  That Universal Law is “Energy Follows Thought.”

Let There Be Light

When the Creator of the world first brought matter into existence with the words’ invocation, “Let there be Lightthe significance of this principle of creation was revealed

That the Creator chose to begin the process of creation with Light seems significant. Light is the essential element of both the physical and material world.  That the Creator began with Light appears to be an important part of the myth of creation foretelling something about the purpose of life in this world.

We know, from science, that darkness is the state of most of the universe.  Pictures from the far reaches of space show us that Light is rare and special within the vast scope of darkness that makes up the universe.  Yet, it is also noteworthy that wherever Light exists, it is always victorious over darkness.  It seems that in this observation, there are truths that are worth considering.

Light being more potent than darkness is true because the essence of Light, by its very nature, destroys and dispels the darkness.  A single candle chases away the darkness.  Even spiritual awareness is often called enlightenment, which speaks to the mystery of bringing the Light into the dark recesses of the human mind where despair may fester.

Conquering the darkness and bringing consciousness into greater and greater Light is woven into the human life adventure.  The life force of humanity is engaged in a Cosmic adventure of redeeming matter by bringing forth Light and Love.

Are Humans Made of Stardust
and the Energetic Light of the Universe?

An artist's view of our Milky Way
An artist’s view of our Milky Way. A new study has mapped the abundance of elements found in the human body, the building blocks of life, in the stars of the Milky Way. (Image: © NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Planetary scientist and stardust expert Dr Ashley King explained that, “It is totally 100% true: nearly all the elements in the human body were made in a star and many have come through several supernovas.

Consider again for a moment that the first words of creation, according to the legend of creation, were “Let there be Light.”  It makes sense then that during the enlightenment process in which humanity is engaging, through the many experiences of life, bringing Light into the darkness is the most profound.

That seems to be revealing about the purpose of life in which we, as humanity, are engaged.  That purpose seems to be integral to the expansion and evolution of consciousness that has gone on throughout untold eons of time and continues up to today.

It is significant as we consider the Presence and purpose of Light in life that we take a moment to consider that Light is the substance, the nature of universal spiritual bodies, and the essence of our Souls.  Therefore, expressing the Light in our lives and, most importantly, in our consciousness is the way we are able to fulfill the Creator’s first command of creation, “Let there be Light.”

Let the Light of your Soul shine forth.  Let the Light of Love be expressed.  Let Light infuse the collective consciousness of humankind.

Does Evolution Ever Stop?

Evolution does not stop once a species becomes a species. Every population of living organism is undergoing some sort of evolution, though the degree and speed of the process is sometimes pure speculation because it varies greatly from one group to another.

But if we look at the rate of our DNA’s evolution, we can see that human evolution hasn’t stoppedit may even be happening faster than before.

Evolution is a gradual change to the DNA of a species over many generations. It can occur by what Charles Darwin called natural selection, when certain traits created by genetic mutations help an organism survive or reproduce. Such mutations are thus more likely to be passed on to the next generation, so they increase in frequency in a human population.

Gradually, these mutations and their associated traits become more common among the whole group and we evolve as a human species.

Yet, despite these changes, natural selection only affects about 8 per cent of our genome. According to the neutral evolution theory, mutations in the rest of the genome may freely change frequency in populations by chance.

Though scientists can see these changes are happening – and how quickly – scientists still don’t fully understand why fast evolution happens to some genes but not others. Originally thought to be the result of natural selection exclusively, we now know this isn’t always true.

Realizing evolution doesn’t only happen by natural selection makes it clear the process isn’t likely to ever stop. Freeing our genomes from the pressures of natural selection only opens them up to other evolutionary processes – making it even harder to predict what future humans will be like.

Transformation Into A New Kind of Human Being

I believe that Light creates in the human spirit an act of transmutation and the ability for transformation as an evolutionary process.

As the dawn awakens to sleeping human beings, so the Light provides awakening to the Soul to bring about the enlightened awareness of who and what the potential of a human being is and, more importantly, what a human being is becoming in this newly evolving essence of human life.

The awakening to the Light, to the Light of the Soul, and the Divine Presence of Love in life, is integral to the creative process of a new kind of human beingA process of integration and transformation occurs within the human spirit to allow Love to transform the very material substance of the human body, which is composed of universal material substance that can be transformed and transmuted by Love in the human consciousness.

This transformation of matter into Love ultimately allows both redemption but also resurrection.  Love provides the power as the eternal spark of Divine Light that resides in the Soul of the human life to heal all hurts.  This produces Light as an integral part of Love’s purpose in life to create the potential in the consciousness of humanity to be beings of Love, beings of Light, and beings of vast power.

It is in this step of the evolution of consciousness that not only is a new kind of human being created, but the Divine purpose of creation of human life is fulfilled.  It is at this step forward in evolution that the plan from the mind of the Creator finally becomes fulfilled.

Much like the Creator’s mind (or God), that plan is both unknown and unknowableIs it in the revelations of the Light that emerge during the process of awakening and the expansions of enlightenment in the consciousness that we can receive and perceive a glimmer of the purpose of life and the Divine Desire for the evolution of human consciousness as a consciousness

The evolution of human consciousness as a consciousness happens at all levels of what makes up human life, a physical and material body, an astral emotional body, an enlightened mental body, and a Soul infused by Light.
          -Genevieve Gerard

The evolution of human consciousness as a consciousness happens at all levels of what makes up human life, a physical and material body, an astral emotional body, an enlightened mental body, and a Soul infused by Light.  It is in the miracle of intermingling and infusing these aspects of the self with Love that humanity ultimately becomes able to fulfill its ultimate destiny of companionship and full co-creatorship with the Creator.

That ultimate destiny transforms the potential for life all across the universe in the areas of space that are now vacant and dark.  This mission of transforming matter with Love and bringing Light into consciousness is a significant step forward in evolution, not only for humankind here on planet earth but for all of the worlds and universes that exist NOW and that are still to come.

A Meditation to Invite the Light
into Your Consciousness

Calm your mind, open your heart, and Invite the Light…

Then confirm and affirm from your Soul:

I Am…

I am one with the universal presence;

I am one with the unlimited transforming Love of the Divine that manifests as Light, Love, and Power.

As I consciously and with invitation and intention. open my heart to Love, I welcome and rejoice that this is available to me from Source.

I calm my mind as I draw forth into the essence of my self, the power of the peace that passes understanding.

I invite the Light of enlightened awareness as I open my consciousness to see what is real and authentic.

I accept and extend my eternal Soul to the revelations that I receive today in the full faith and confidence that what is right for me, to see and know, will be revealed to me as I forgive myself for not knowing what I don’t know.

As I explore new revelations, I open to the Light of my Soul and offer up my personality and ego to be integrated and enlightened into greater awareness of truth, while releasing old glamours and illusions no matter how long in my journey through life I have clung to them.

I am evolving in my being in an ongoing process of wakening…

I am Transforming…

I am surrendering to being and becoming all that I am meant to be.

Light is an act of transmutation.

Divine Love is an act of transformation.

Irradiation is a process of stimulation of the atomic substance of Light and Love.

As an evolving and awakening human being I am bringing forth the power and potential of humanity as I learn to infuse matter with Light and Love.

This is the purpose for which I was created, and I claim it with joy.  NOW…

 

Go forth and produce Light as a part of Love’s purpose in life.

 

Namaste,

   Genevieve Gerard

 

The blessing of Love on all that you do!

 

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About the author:
Genevieve Gerard teaches Transformational Consciousness – from first awakening to enlightened Soul awareness. She helps you experience the joy that results from the spontaneous “touch of your soul.”

Read more details…

Genevieve has a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy and Theology and a Master of Arts Degree in Counseling and for over thirty years has worked one-on-one with people who were recovering from devastating disabilities and chronic pain. Teaching the mastery of the mind-body relationship she was one of the early professionals trained in biofeedback, visualization, imagery, and meditation as essential techniques to help people heal their bodies, heal their emotions, heal their minds, and heal their lives.

Genevieve’s work demonstrates what she knows so well, “It is spiritual connectedness that triggers physical healing and emotional and mental well-being.”  Helping people, like you, tap into your higher-self is the power she wields to guide you to heal and transform your life.

Now, with this understanding, she combines the effective techniques she developed over decades teaching mind-body mastery along with her extensive experience in meditation and spiritual development to create a synthesis of mind-body-spirit that delivers complete healing and opens the door to unlimited personal growth and an encounter with your Soul.

In addition to her current life guidance coaching sessions, and workshops performed around the world, Genevieve has produced more than 20+ guided meditations in the last eight years that are available on Apple Music (iTunes), Amazon, CDBaby, and her website.

It is her vision that through your experience with the techniques of awareness, visualization, and meditation, the love of your Soul will touch and transform your life through her writings and products. It is her sincere desire that the potential of a life of joy and celebration that seems to elude so many people can become a reality for you, now and forever.

Browse her life story and read the Touch of the Soul that changed her world. To contact Genevieve, visit her keep in touch page.

 

Last updated 12-2-2020

 

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Discover How To Meditate

Discover How To Meditate

woman meditating with cross legs and lighted chakras with energetic lotus petals emanating from above her head

A lot of friends and Facebook fans have questions about meditation.

Most do not know where it came from, what it is, the benefits, and the different ways how to experience meditation. So, I thought I would try and shed some light on it below.

According to WebMD, meditation is a simple technique that, if practiced for as few as 10 minutes each day, can help you control stress, decrease anxiety, improve cardiovascular health, and achieve a greater capacity for relaxation.

Scholars have found meditation difficult to define, as practices vary both between traditions and within them.

Where Did Meditation Come From?

According to Wikipedia the English word meditation is derived from Old French meditacioun, in turn from Latin meditatio from a verb meditari, meaning “to think, contemplate, devise, ponder. The use of the term meditatio as part of a formal, stepwise process of meditation goes back to the 12th-century monk Guigo II.

Apart from its historical usage, the term meditation was introduced as a translation for Eastern spiritual practices, referred to as dhyāna in Hinduism and Buddhism and which comes from the Sanskrit (an old Indo-Aryan language) root dhyai, meaning to contemplate or meditate. The term “meditation” in English also refers to practices from Islamic Sufism, and other traditions such as Jewish Kabbalah and Christian Mysticism.

What Is Meditation?

Meditation is a practice where an individual uses a technique – such as mindfulness or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity – to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state.

It is significant that meditation refers to astate of consciousness.”  That state of consciousness is associated with aligning with your Higher or Supreme Self.  As such meditation brings you to awareness of your spiritual nature and the aspects of your being that are often called your higher self or Soul.

It is significant to note that meditation has roots, as a practice, in every religion spanning every major world religion over thousands of years. Although meditation can be a spiritual practice that is as old as time and spans every religion, it belongs to no particular religion and can be practiced by anyone.  That meditation is a practice is an important distinction.  Ultimately, I believe that meditation is about listening to the wisdom of your Higher Self.

Several other definitions of meditation have been used by researchers on meditation:

    US National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (2016): “Meditation is a mind and body practice that has a long history of use for increasing calmness and physical relaxation, improving psychological balance, coping with illness, and enhancing overall health and well-being.”

    Walsh & Shapiro (2006): “Meditation refers to a family of self-regulation practices that focus on training attention and awareness in order to bring mental processes under greater voluntary control and thereby foster general mental well-being and development and/or specific capacities such as calm, clarity, and concentration

    Cahn & Polich (2006): “Meditation is used to describe practices that self-regulate the body and mind, thereby affecting mental events by engaging a specific attentional set…. regulation of attention is the central commonality across the many divergent methods

    Jevning et al. (1992): “We define meditation… as a stylized mental technique… repetitively practiced for the purpose of attaining a subjective experience that is frequently described as very restful, silent, and of heightened alertness, often characterized as blissful

    Goleman (1988): “the need for the meditator to retrain his attention, whether through concentration or mindfulness, is the single invariant ingredient in… every meditation system

The Benefits of Meditation

Some studies have found that regular meditation can reduce chronic pain, anxiety, high blood pressure, cholesterol, and the use of health care services.
                           – WebMD

Although meditation has been practiced for thousands of years, the meditative technique called the “relaxation response” was pioneered in the U.S. by Harvard doctor Herbert Benson in the 1970s. The technique has gained acceptance by physicians and therapists worldwide as a means of relieving symptoms of conditions ranging from cancer to AIDS.

When our bodies are exposed to a sudden stress or threat, we respond with a characteristic “fight or flight” response. The ”adrenaline rush” we experience is a result of the release of the hormones epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine. They cause an increase in blood pressure and pulse rate, faster breathing, and increased blood flow to the muscles.

Using meditation for deep relaxation allows for the opposite bodily reaction from the “fight or flight” response — a state of relaxation in which your breathing, pulse rate, blood pressure, and metabolism are decreased. Training our bodies on a daily basis to achieve this state of deep relaxation can lead to enhanced mood, lower blood pressure, improved digestion, and a reduction of everyday stress.

Even more important, in my mind, is meditation helps you learn to quiet your mind so you can obtain higher states of awareness.

Learning to meditate provides techniques of learning to find the quiet mind so you can ultimately open to the promptings of your Higher Self (or as some call it, your Soul).

Legend tells us a story of the Buddha that speaks to why to meditate that I would like to share with you.  Someone once asked the Buddha skeptically,

What have you gained through meditation.

The Buddha replied, “Nothing at all.

Then, Blessed One, what good is it.

Let me tell you what I lost through meditation: sickness, anger, depression, insecurity, the burden of old age, the fear of death.

Now, the Buddha lived a long time ago, and, like many famous leaders, Shakespeare, Benjamin Franklin, and many others, the quotes used may or may not have ever been said by the one to whom the quote is attributed.  However, I like this quote because it gives an expression of the benefit of meditation.

The relaxation response that is accomplished by meditation works with your physiology, your psychological triggers and helps restore the balance between the dynamic relationship between your mind and your body. The relaxation response integrates your body with your mind, emotions, and also your more spiritual self.

Breath is an integral and essential part of meditation. There are many meditation tools that focus on breath control as a portal to the meditative experience. Likewise, the content of your mind, the nature of your thoughts and the power of your creative mind and imagination can be harnessed to enhance your meditative experience.

Relax and Release guided meditation to release stress by Genevieve GerardA guided visualization meditation to release stress by Genevieve GerardTwo of my relaxation meditations, Relax and Release, and The Gift of Relaxation, demonstrate the benefits and efficiency of all these elements of meditation to restore balance and harmony, physically, emotionally, and mentally and of course spiritually.

 

What is the Best Meditation Technique or Practice?

Since meditation is a tool that has been taught over a vast array of disciplines and paths, there are many ways to meditate.  In the long run, because your Soul is not directed by belief or dogma, the direction of meditation can be somewhat vague.

Because ultimately, meditation is a way of connecting with and becoming aware of the wisdom and guidance of your Soul, there are not only many ways to meditate, but there is no wrong way to meditate.

Everyone is unique and responds differently to different techniques and therefore can take many roads to gain the guidance of your Soul through meditation. This is why I offer a course “How to Why to Meditate” intermittently that is 4 hours of instruction followed by a short experience in 12 different styles and ways to meditate so you can choose what resonates and works best for you.

Even though I believe there is no one right way to meditate, I have found that the following are some meditative techniques that are the most popular and most effective.

Transcendental MeditationTM

On a February morning in 1967, George Harrison’s wife, Pattie Boyd, sat at her kitchen table and lamented to a girlfriend how she longed for something spiritual in her life. With that, the legendary party girl ripped a tiny newspaper advertisement for Transcendental Meditation classes out of the paper and, in that instant, began a ripple that would affect generations of young people across the world.

 

A year later, the Beatles would go to India. Out of that trip came not just the band’s epic White Album and Donovan’s ‘Hurdy-Gurdy Man,’ but a seismic shift in the popular understanding of Eastern spirituality, meditation, and music. It also was the beginning of a strange relationship between the Beatles and the meditation movement that they inadvertently popularized.
                                – Rolling Stones

Over 50 years ago, I was first trained in the practice of meditation by a Yogi, Maharishi Mahesh, the founder of an organization that is known as Transcendental MeditationTM.

The TM technique involves the use of a silently-used sound called a mantra and is normally practiced repeatedly for 15–20 minutes twice per day. The Maharishi learned the technique from his master Brahmananda Saraswati that he called Transcendental Deep Meditation and later renamed it Transcendental Meditation.

Since that time, I have practiced varying techniques of meditation daily all over the world.  Now, 50+ years of one’s life to do anything is a long time.  In that very first training and exposure to meditation, I had, in addition to the experience of meditation an understanding and epiphany, that led me to a deep understanding of not only the how, but the why of meditation.

Although the Maharishi’s technique and training in the meditation of Transcendental Meditation were both exotic and very foreign, the experience was familiar.  As I left the initiation meeting, I realized that by meditating, I had gone to a place in my consciousness that I had identified as “prayer beyond words.”

Because meditation is more about a state of being or a state of consciousness, the experience of meditation offered me a portal into awareness.  I resolved that I would commit to the practice of meditation and see what would be revealed from the mystery of meditation and contemplation.

Quieting the Chattering Mind

Although much younger and less experienced on that day over 50+ years ago, I had sought the wisdom and presence of my Soul even as a young child.

What I learned in that very first training in the techniques and tools of meditation is that your Soul is always available when you calm your mind, open your heart, and invite it into your consciousness.  I have also learned that the connection to your Soul only becomes possible when you can transcend the chattering mind of your ego or personality and enter into the silence.  The practice of learning to quiet your mind of the chatter is, among every practice of meditation, paramount.

Another quote often attributed to the Buddha that I think describes well the mind is “like a bunch of drunken monkeys.”  Quieting the mind is not easy and it seems that almost all of the tools and techniques that are taught at most meditation centers on helping one meditate try to accomplish this most important task.

There are many techniques that are taught as meditation.  Done regularly as a practice to listen to and access the wisdom of your own Higher Self (your Soul), all are effective.

Quieting the distraction of what is sometimes among those who meditate called “the monkey mind” is a crucial and for almost everyone who begins to meditate a challenge.  It is a challenge that every technique or school of meditation has developed techniques or tools to overcome.  To open your consciousness to your Soul (Your Higher Self) you begin a journey of mastery over the unbridled chatter of fears.

Within the content of your mind chatter is much of what creates the problems and sorrows that the above quote from the Buddha says meditation freed him from. The peace and power of gaining mastery over your chattering mind through the practice of meditation can have a profound impact on your life.

It affects you on every level of your being, physically by impacting how you respond to stress, emotionally, and mentally.  However, I believe it is how it opens you to the wholeness of your being that is the most empowering and profound.

TM uses a mantra or mantras repeated over and over in the mind, even repetitive chanting often in ancient languages such as Sanskrit (the oldest language known to man), to create seed thoughts as entrees in your meditation.

Wise perspectives of consciousness or guided meditation all serve as a way of shifting your awareness from your random earthly mind chatter to a state of being that is a calmness of mind and openness of heart that brings an awareness of your Higher Self (the Light of your Soul).

For this reason, I use for every guided meditation I offer to the world, both written or recorded the opening phrase: “Calm your mind, open your heart, and invite the Light.  This phrase declares your intention and, in my experience, helps you leave behind your mind chatter and enter into an openness to start to experience your Soul.

I have had those who have told me they use that simple phrase above as a mantra to enter the silent and receptive state of meditation.

Meditating In A Group

After several years of a daily practice of Transcendental Meditation, I began to explore what else I could learn from meditating.  I discovered the writings of Alan Watts who has written more than 25 books and articles on religion and philosophy, introducing the emerging hippie counterculture to The Way of Zen (in 1957), one of the first bestselling books on Buddhism.

The consciousness described in my studies of Zen appealed to me so I found a Zendo and was accepted to meditate with those who practiced Zen meditation, a practice I engaged in early every morning for the next span of my meditative life.

Part of what I learned from that experience is that there is something very empowering about meditating in a group.  Even though there was in the Zendo no social engagement or interaction the unity of purpose to open our consciousness was empowering.  It supported us both individually and collectively.

That special experience explained to me why in the history of meditation people would often live in communities and gather together to meditate.  In the Western world, meditation is most often deprived of the energetic empowerment of meditating as a group.  There is something special that happens energetically when you join in a group to expand your awareness.  The group experience supports you in a way that is both mystical and magical and enhances all who join and engage.

As we have found recently in times of crisis, group meditations can be conducted in today’s world effectively over telephone connections, internet connections, or in-person groups.

If you wish to join with a group meditation experience I would encourage you to pay attention to the identified purpose of the meditation and make sure you are comfortable and willing to be aligned with the stated purpose of the meditation.

New Group World Servers Meditations by Genevieve Gerard

 

To experience the feeling of a group meditation check out any of my New Group of World Servers guided group meditations that I created.

 

Zen Meditation

Zazen is considered the heart of Japanese Sōtō Zen Buddhist practice. The aim of zazen is just sitting, that is, suspending all judgmental thinking and letting words, ideas, images, and thoughts pass by without getting involved in them.

The discipline required of Zen meditation works very effectively to master the distractions of “the chattering mind” by encouraging the student to focus on the “No Thing”, the place in your consciousness that is not, in any way material.

The techniques and discipline required for sitting ZaZen are very different from what Western society seeks.

I am reminded of my very first meeting with the Zen Master of the Zendo where I meditated.  As he explained the tools and techniques of Zen meditation, he told me that in his experience there was only one thing that Westerners needed to transcend to practice Zen meditation and that was the concept of the pursuit of happiness.  Then he left me to ponder upon and meditate upon that.

The Parable of the Cup of Tea - Genevieve Gerard

It is significant to note that throughout the annals of time Zen Masters have used Koans or brief stories upon which a student is encouraged to ponder to reveal a deep truth about consciousness.  In the history of Zen Koans, there are a large variety of Koans that provide “teaching moments.  I have one example published on my website of such a Koan, “The Parable of a Cup of Tea.

The training and experience of my time at the Zendo was, I believe enlightening as it led me, in my consciousness to what was not material and helped open me to experiencing the eternal aspects of my being that are Spiritual.  I am and have been since my time studying at the Zendo extremely grateful to the Zen Master and the group of monks who were my group brethren for how my experience of meditating with them enhanced and empowered my meditative and spiritual life.

Mindfulness Meditation

Mindfulness Meditations are some of my favorite meditations!

According to Wikipedia, “Mindfulness is the psychological process of purposely bringing one’s attention to experiences occurring in the present moment without judgment, which one develops through the practice of meditation and through other training.

Mindfulness derives from sati, a significant element of Buddhist traditions, and is based on Zen, Vipassanā, and Tibetan meditation techniques.

Mindfulness in meditation refers to becoming aware of what is.  Mindfulness in meditation enables you to expand your consciousness.  Expanding your perception is essential as perception influences perspective.  Expanding your perception opens you to awareness of what is beyond the limitations of time or space opening you to what is eternal, the energy of Love, the awareness of Light, and Creative power.

A part of the experience of mindfulness in meditation is a comprehension of Self, and an understanding of yourself in relationship with the world around you, not only others but nature, not only your sentience but the sentience of all of life.
                   – Genevieve Gerard

Mindfulness in meditation is empowering.  It enables you to gain mastery over the challenges of your life by addressing your relationship with the world.

With mindfulness, you can establish yourself in the present in order to touch the wonders of life that are available in that moment.
                  – Thich Nhat Hanh (Zen Master)

I have found that meditation can influence and improve everything.  I am often teased by those who know me that my answer to a myriad of life problems is to say, “I have a meditation for that.

Indeed, I have found meditation is what connects me with Source, grounds me in life, and fills me with Love.  It is for me an always open portal to joy and my Soul.

I have several Mindfulness Meditations that are guided to be incorporated into the activities of daily life that are part of what I call Meditations for Daily Joy.

I have included links to some of these meditations below in my recommended meditations section.

I encourage you to experience meditation fully and open your heart and your mind to the awareness of your Soul.

Mindfulness has been proven to have a myriad of health benefits.  Indeed, there is a great deal of scientific research on the benefits of Mindfulness meditation.

The amazing thing about Mindfulness is that it only requires “being aware of what is” to be effective.  The enhanced awareness of being mindful has a profound impact on empowering you to utilize the world that surrounds you to achieve peace and serenity.  Mindfulness is a portal to joy, which is beyond simple happiness and in that way is both enlightening and empowering.

Keep reading below to find links to some of my mindfulness guided meditations for you to experience.

Rāja Yoga

As in this post, I have shared much about my personal quest to learn how meditation can transform and enhance your life, I would be remiss if I did not mention one other school or technique of meditation that I have found to be of great value.  That is Rāja Yoga, also called the yoga of the mind.

Whereas Mindfulness is an exploration of what is in the material world, and Zen Meditation is an exploration of what is available and open beyond the material world, Rāja Yoga teaches how to transmute, transform, and ultimately transcend issues that limit your possibilities and potential.

Rāja Yoga comes from the teachings of the Ageless Wisdom and finds its roots in the practice of Tibetan Buddhism.

Rāja means “chief, best of its kind” or “king“. Rāja yoga thus refers to “chief, best of yoga“.

Based on historical Sanskrit texts, Rāja yoga was both the goal of yoga and a method of attaining it. The term also became a modern name for the practice of yoga, when in the 19th-century Swami Vivekananda equated raja yoga with the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (where the Hindu scholar Dattatreya explains in 334 shlokas, principles of four yoga: Mantra yoga, Hatha yoga, Laya yoga, and Raja yoga.)

According to 12th Century Shaiva Yoga text, “Amanaska”, it states that Raja Yoga is so named because it enables the yogin to reach the illustrious king within oneself, the supreme self. Raja yoga is declared as the goal where one experiences nothing but the bliss of the undisturbed, the natural state of calm, serenity, peace, communion within, and contentment.

Just as with salt dissolved in water becomes one with it, so the union of Atman and Manas (mind) is denominated samadhi. When the breath becomes exhausted, and the mind becomes Praliyate (still, reabsorbed), they fuse into a union called samadhi. This equality, this oneness of the two, the living self and the absolute self, when all Sankalpa (desire, cravings) end is called samadhi.

I believe it is interesting to note that meditation is not a religion, but a practice.  And because it is not a religion it does not require belief.  It is just a practice.  It is a practice that focuses upon connecting you with your own Soul nature, the spark of Divine Light that is within each and every human being.

Making this discrimination between meditation and religion is significant.  When you meditate you are invited to explore and experience all aspects of the Divine, directed only by the wisdom of your Soul and what is available and enlightening to your spiritual journey.  As such you can gain insight and mastery over your whole being, physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual.

Your Soul is aligned with every part of the spiritual aspect of life that is included and incorporated into every world religion.  Your Soul is the seat of your consciousness and as such, has access to all that is Divine, The Creator, The Father, The Son (the Christ), The Divine Mother, and the Angels.

You can, in your consciousness boldly explore all that is spiritual and gain both insight and mastery over the aspects of yourself that are physical and therefore enhance healing.  You can also impact and influence the parts of you that are focused emotionally and learn to master the strong influence of your emotions.  Likewise, meditation can empower your mind to influence and transform energy.

This is a key element in the wisdom that “energy follows thought.”  Within that truth is the awareness that whereas you can not destroy energy, you can change its form.  That is a defining principle of the tools and techniques of Raja Yoga.

Changing the form of energy is a central tenant of the evolution of consciousness that is central to all of life and all of the religions practiced by and known to humanity.    The practice of meditation involves the wholeness of your being, a wholeness that is vast and encompassing more than we are aware of.  It is through the practice of meditation in its diversity of tools and techniques that you can increase your awareness on many energetic levels.

I Am Feeling Free Meditation MP3 by Genevieve Gerard

 

Within the school of Raja Yoga are tools and techniques that enable you to manage energy to gain mastery over your emotions.  Among these are ancient techniques for transmuting negative emotions. Check out my simple but powerful guided meditation called I Am Feeling Free where I have passed on one of these techniques so you can learn how to calm strong emotions and transmute fears and doubts in just moments every day of your life.

 

Likewise are ways of enhancing and empowering your connection and cooperation with others through the technique of triangles (heart-mind-soul).  My meditations for daily joy guided meditations called Mindful Meeting, Heart of the Family, Flowing Freeway, and On the Wings of a Silver Bird are examples of how to use and experience the powerful technique of energetic triangles. 

Cleansing Vortex Meditation MP3

 

 

You can also use the ageless wisdom that has been passed down over the years to protect and cleanse yourself from negative outside influences by experiencing my Cleansing Vortex Meditation and, soon to be released Wheel of Fire guided meditation.

 

 

Guided Meditations

Despite the benefits of meditation, many people feel overwhelmed at the thought of learning how to meditate. This is why all of the meditations I have created, whether they be for Life Skills, Life Awareness, or Life Mastery are “guided meditations“. Guided meditation makes it easier to get started because it takes a lot of the mental legwork away from you.

As the name implies, guided meditation simply allows you to be guided by someone else in one of the techniques of meditation. You just listen to my voice as I take you on a guided journey that I have been on with thousands of people, just like you, many, many times before.

I may help you visualize some specific mental imagery, or I may walk you through a series of breathing exercises or mantras to help you practice meditating in a simple, flowing, step-by-step process. Then, you can concentrate on relaxing, meditating, and getting insight, rather than worry about your technique or your form.

Gift of Love guided meditation by Genevieve Gerard

 

 

If you would like to calm and comfort yourself I would suggest my guided meditation called The Gift of Love that helps turn and tune your awareness to Love, especially the Love of your Soul that is offered to you freely without limitation.

 

 

What Can I Get Out Of It

All-in-all meditation can help you overcome the life challenges of anger, depression, insecurity, and the fear of death.  Or it can expand your awareness from the temporal to the eternal.  It is a technique that you can use at will as you practice it and disregard unless or until you chose to use it again.

Within the vast array of ways that you can meditate there are a wide breadth of ways to meditate.  You can choose and experiment and explore from the vast collection of techniques without fear when you affirm that your purpose is to open to the insights of your Higher Self (your Soul).

The result you desire can inform your choice of which meditation is best for you at any given specific time or situation in your life. I suggest you explore and experiment at different times and circumstance in your life with different meditations.

You have available a wide variety of tools and techniques that you can apply prescriptively to your life situations and challenges. Do not be afraid to experiment and explore the vast array of tools and techniques that are available. You may want to use different meditations for different purposes in your life. Be brave and bold. Meditation is available to enhance and empower you.

The more you meditate the easier it becomes. With meditation, you are building a bridge in your consciousness between the different parts of yourself that help you gain mastery and wisdom. As you calm your mind, open your heart, and invite the Light you are opening yourself and your world to the opportunity to explore joy, peace, and empowerment beyond your imagination.

The rewards for meditation are ongoing. You can meditate at any time in your life from very young to very old and at each stage of life receive benefits and blessings. You can use meditation to enhance and explore your wisdom and understanding as well as to gain mastery. You can use it to overcome problems and provide both enlightenment and joy. Whatever time you give meditation to whenever you choose to meditate there are positive benefits available for you.

The amazing part of the practice of meditation, no matter which tool or technique you choose is that when you “Calm your mind, and Open Your Heart and Invite the Light” you have invited your Soul to begin enlightening your awareness of more.  How you choose to practice meditation and what you choose to believe are all only steps upon an ongoing journey that is amazing.

I hope I can be a guide on your journey to enlightenment.

You, as a human being are a miraculous merger of matter and spirit.  You are both a physically temporary form and eternal in nature.  That you can have these two very different and diverse aspects of what you identify in your consciousness as yourself is both magical and miraculous.  How much of that truth you choose to explore, and experience is totally within your control for as long as you walk the world in your life.

Bridging Spirit and matter is the experience of human life.  Where that takes you and where that guides you is totally and completely your choice.  Within you as a merging of your personality and your Soul are a myriad of possibilities.  None of them are wrong.

The nature of life and expression of consciousness is that you learn.  You can let that thought comfort you.  You can let that thought reassure you.  You are on a journey that offers you an unlimited number of opportunities to learn and grow and ultimately evolve your consciousness.

Meditation, in whatever form you choose can be a portal to reduce stress or experience your Soul and connect you with your inner wisdom.

 

Namaste,

   Genevieve Gerard

 

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About the author:
Genevieve Gerard teaches Transformational Consciousness – from first awakening to enlightened Soul awareness. She helps you experience the joy that results from the spontaneous “touch of your soul.”

Read more details…

Genevieve has a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy and Theology and a Master of Arts Degree in Counseling and for over thirty years has worked one-on-one with people who were recovering from devastating disabilities and chronic pain. Teaching the mastery of the mind-body relationship she was one of the early professionals trained in biofeedback, visualization, imagery, and meditation as essential techniques to help people heal their bodies, heal their emotions, heal their minds, and heal their lives.

Genevieve’s work demonstrates what she knows so well, “It is spiritual connectedness that triggers physical healing and emotional and mental well-being.”  Helping people, like you, tap into your higher-self is the power she wields to guide you to heal and transform your life.

Now, with this understanding, she combines the effective techniques she developed over decades teaching mind-body mastery along with her extensive experience in meditation and spiritual development to create a synthesis of mind-body-spirit that delivers complete healing and opens the door to unlimited personal growth and an encounter with your Soul.

In addition to her current life guidance coaching sessions, and workshops performed around the world, Genevieve has produced more than 20+ guided meditations in the last eight years that are available on iTunes, Amazon, CDBaby, and her website.

It is her vision that through your experience with the techniques of awareness, visualization, and meditation, the love of your Soul will touch and transform your life through her writings and products. It is her sincere desire that the potential of a life of joy and celebration that seems to elude so many people can become a reality for you, now and forever.

Browse her life story and read the Touch of the Soul that changed her world. To contact Genevieve, visit her keep in touch page.

 

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You Are Not Alone

You Are Not Alone

-Connecting through Love

interconnected lines of golden energy write out love connection

This article is part of my ongoing series on Love and Soul Consciousness.

You are not alone!

Even if those you loved have left, passed on, or you have lost contact, you are not alone.

I believe the mystical and magical nature of Love builds an etheric connection between Souls when you love that is beyond space and beyond time. It is this etheric connection that gives truth to the reassurance that "Love never ends."

When you Love, you create something that is eternal. That creation of Love is not limited by matter. It exists in the realm of the Soul and is available in your heart and your consciousness.

Spiritual vs. Physical Senses

It is easy in life to begin to believe that the only reality is the physical and material reality, but that is not true. However, the nature of the Soul, and indeed the nature of Love, are things that are coming into increasing clarity in our present evolution of human perception.

What is spiritual is real. Life is more than what is physical. Perceiving the reality that lies beyond what is physical and opening your awareness to the incredible breadth and scope of what is real is not limited to sight, sound, touch, taste, or smell. What is significant is that you can feel what part of a spiritual reality is. Even if you go through a process of convincing yourself that what you feel is not real.

This discrimination between what is real vs. what is unreal is fundamental to the evolution of consciousness in humanity. Sadly, over the past few hundred years of human evolution, science, because of the emphasis on repeatable and observable experimentation of the scientific method has limited the ability to understand and experience the elements of life that are spiritual in nature.

That makes many of the very best parts of our human experience not be perceived or understood.

Life to be fully lived and enjoyed requires an ability to blend the awareness of what is physical with what is spiritual. That is because, as a human being, you are a blend of the spiritual and the physical world. Your nature is to be both physical and spiritual, and your consciousness is expanding to understand and include both.
- Genevieve Gerard

The study and experiments of Noetic Sciences that have been a part of modern science have begun to confirm much of what spiritual teachers have been saying for years but have been dismissed as mere faith. Sadly, that has also meant that because your ability to perceive a truth required belief led to rejecting what is spiritual as not real. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Consider Love. You cannot touch it. You cannot see it. You cannot hear it. You cannot smell it or taste it. But you certainly can feel it. It is real.

If you let yourself experience, Love can bring you more joy and satisfaction than anything you can touch, see, smell, or taste. But, because it’s true essence is not in the material world, it is often dismissed or confined within your mind to be limited to sexual pleasure and gratification that results in defining something that is primarily a spiritual experience to one that is physical.

Sex is a physical experience, but Love is a spiritual experience. The unfortunate failure of the human experience to discriminate between sex and Love has brought much pain and suffering.

The stubborn insistence on ignoring and denying anything that can be perceived beyond the physical senses is the core issue in discrimination in human consciousness between what is real vs. what is unreal; what is temporal vs. what is eternal.

Love Never Ends

The stark reality that your physical body will die may generate fear, a fear that results in rejecting the part of your being that will not and cannot die, your Soul. The Soul, your Soul, is real. Your Soul is integrally involved in Love because the nature of your Soul is Love.

When you Love, it is your Soul that creates an eternal bond that transcends death and allows you to experience what is eternal. It is what allows the truth that "Love never ends" to be a part of the human and the spiritual experience simultaneously.

Ponder that for a moment!

Examine your heart as you consider those you have loved and those who have loved you. Allow yourself to put aside the illusion that only what can be perceived with your five senses is real. Let the resonance of truth expand your awareness and consciousness.

This is the reality that you as a Soul have while you have a human body. To let your consciousness expand to the awareness of your Soul is the next step in human evolution. Love serves as the bridge from your human experience to the perception of your Soul.

It is the nature of Love to allow matter (your physical self) to reach your Soul (whose nature and substance is Love). In this way, matter (which is a substance that has no love and is not Love) can be transformed.

We are not human beings having a spiritual experience.
We are spiritual beings having a human experience.
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardian

This transformation of matter by Love is what makes Love the solution to the Universal issue of redemption. This is an act of salvation in which every human being participates when they learn to Love.

Love, because it is eternal, can free humanity from the limitations of Life that fear creates. Fear is the greatest enemy of humanity. Like Love, fear cannot be touched, seen, heard, or smelled. However, like Love, fear can be felt and sensed.

Ironically, these two significant life experiences (fear and love) have opposite effects in life. Fear limits and often incapacitates your life force. Love expands and enhances your understanding of life beyond what is temporary and material into what is both eternal and spiritual.

In order to help you with this transformation, I have created this simple meditative exercise on the connection of love.

A Meditative Exercise on the Connection of Love

So that one may fully experience the comfort of this meditative exercise there are some energetic principles you must ponder on in order to start:

  1. Love creates a bond that is not limited by either space or time.
  2. You can strengthen and solidify that bond by affirming and confirming that connection by focusing on and opening to your Soul, realizing that Love is both limitless and eternal.  Through your Soul, on the wings of Love, anyone you have ever loved is available to you in meditation when you let your heart, your mind, and your Souls connect.
    1. No one with whom you have forged a Love bond is ever lost to you, whether they are still living in their body or not. What is Spiritual and energetic does not require material substance.  The power of Love is that it is free to cross the barriers between spirit and matter.
  3. That is true of those you are separated from by death, and those you are separated from by the situations and circumstances of life.
    1. Those from whom you have been separated by situations and circumstances may require consciously detaching from any waves of anger, or resentments that may have interfered with or limited your Love connection.  If that is the case, to open and release your Soul Love connection, forgiveness may be necessary.
    2. It is important to understand that forgiveness like Love is an energetic process and does not require anything on the physical and material plane to happen.  Connecting Soul to Soul (imagining a golden thread from you Soul Star to the Soul Star of the one you once shared a Love bond is sufficient.)

In life the energies of Love and forgiveness are entwined with gratitude and appreciation.

When you in your mind, heart, and Soul have remembered and connected with the Love you once shared, it is time now to offer upon the wings of Love, the forgiveness of the other.

This forgiveness is empowered when you also forgive yourself for your previous limitations and failures to Love.  In so doing, you now have created a miracle of release deep within your being that opens the energy of Love to be available to you.

At this time, to facilitate this release please use the powerful forgiveness technique that comes to us from Hawaiian shamans using a repetition of three simple phrases:

Thank you

I Love you

Please forgive me

These phrases come from the practice of Hoʻoponopono [ho-o-pono-pono] which is an ancient proven Hawaiian practice of reconciliation and forgiveness.

I have found adding these additional words at this time can be very helpful:

I forgive you and

I’m sorry

Doing this ritual of remembering and forgiveness is powerful.

The Love connection that is freed by forgiveness releases your Love from the bonds of attachment and allows the Love to flow unconditionally which is the nature of Love.

I suggest that this meditative exercise is enhanced by doing it with your journal near you and that in your journal you write the names of those with whom you have practiced this Love connection, Love affirmation exercise.

You can make a connection with whomever you have lost contact with, whether through death or circumstances.  Then open your heart, your mind, and your Soul to the comfort and sensation of being loved. Knowing you are never alone.

When you need to refresh and restore your awareness of the connection of Love in your life you will have a way you can call upon the energetic connections with whom you have forged the eternal bonds of Love in your life.

At this time imagine yourself held energetically with the arms of Love. You can let yourself feel comforted and caressed by the bonds of Love.

Let this exercise and meditation remind you that you are not alone, and comfort and console you in times of loneliness and sorrow.

Enhance your sense of connection by imagining your Soul Star connected with those you have lost physical continuity with, in triangles of Light.  You can expand your sense of connection by visualizing in addition to your Soul to their Soul (3 feet above your head), lines of energy from your mind to their mind (at the ajna center near the brow of your eyes) and your heart to their heart.

For those relationships that are still living, you may wish to take the additional step in the future (when safe) of physically getting back in touch or re-connecting. Even though this exercise is mostly energetic and etheric its feeling and gratitude can be manifested on the material plane also.

Opening your heart, your mind, and your Soul to Love connects you energetically and often telepathically so if you do search out those with whom you shared a Love bond, you may find that they have been remembering you or thinking of you also.

This is especially true of the (Philos) Love of friends whom you may have lost contact along your life path.

This simple meditative exercise is a celebration of Love in life.  Experiment with it.  Approach it with joyful playfulness and let yourself be restored and refreshed by the awareness of Love in your life and gratitude for those you have loved, and those who have loved you.

Remember Love never ends!

 

We Are All Connected Through Love
& You Are Not Alone

Earth globe with interconnected triangles of energetic souls
Interconnected Souls

When you open your heart, mind, and awareness into a consciousness of Love, you realize you are not alone.

You are supported by those you are connected with through Love, whether they are physically present or not in your Life. Anyone with whom you have formed the bond of Love is energetically linked to you beyond time or space constraints.

The more you allow yourself the awareness of that connection, the less confined you are by your physical body, and the more freedom your consciousness can perceive. Much of the emotions of suffering and loss are healed by opening your awareness to the Love that is available to you at any moment.

Love, of course, is not attached. It just is. Love requires nothing of you and nothing from you. That is a part of the miraculous nature of Love. It frees you to be you with no limitations. It is eternal and available.

Namaste,

   Genevieve,

The Blessing of Love on All That You Do!

 

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About the author:
Genevieve Gerard teaches Transformational Consciousness – from first awakening to enlightened Soul awareness. She helps you experience the joy that results from the spontaneous “touch of your soul.”

Read more details...

Genevieve has a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy and Theology and a Master of Arts Degree in Counseling and for over thirty years has worked one-on-one with people who were recovering from devastating disabilities and chronic pain. Teaching the mastery of the mind-body relationship she was one of the early professionals trained in biofeedback, visualization, imagery, and meditation as essential techniques to help people heal their bodies, heal their emotions, heal their minds, and heal their lives.

Genevieve’s work demonstrates what she knows so well, "It is spiritual connectedness that triggers physical healing and emotional and mental well-being."  Helping people, like you, tap into your higher-self is the power she wields to guide you to heal and transform your life.

Now, with this understanding, she combines the effective techniques she developed over decades teaching mind-body mastery along with her extensive experience in meditation and spiritual development to create a synthesis of mind-body-spirit that delivers complete healing and opens the door to unlimited personal growth and an encounter with your Soul.

In addition to her current life guidance coaching sessions, and workshops performed around the world, Genevieve has produced more than 20+ guided meditations in the last eight years that are available on iTunes, Amazon, CDBaby, and her website.

It is her vision that through your experience with the techniques of awareness, visualization, and meditation, the love of your Soul will touch and transform your life through her writings and products. It is her sincere desire that the potential of a life of joy and celebration that seems to elude so many people can become a reality for you, now and forever.

Browse her life story and read the Touch of the Soul that changed her world. To contact Genevieve, visit her keep in touch page.

 

Copyright © 2020 Genevieve Gerard and Touch of the Soul LLC. All Rights Reserved.

 

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What Are We Going To Do

What Are We Going To Do… 
To Make This World A Better Place

Planet earth in woman's hand with text What Are We Going To Do

Across the world and across the nations, we humans are going through a challenge of a world pandemic.  You may have been required to stop and stay home in order to save lives.  And in the midst of this, it is evident that the life you save may be your own or a loved one.

This disruption of life as we knew it has been difficult for everyone.  The need for isolation is unnatural for all of us.  Human beings are social creatures.  Being alone, especially for long periods, is not what we value.  This unprecedented period with the need to stay isolated and stay at home has interrupted and interfered with how things have always been.

That has been combined with a worldwide death toll that is staggering.  It had caused a commercial shut down that before this happened would have been unimaginable.  We are all shocked and amazed by the photos of New York’s Time Square virtually empty of cars and people.  The Plazas of Italy shown on newsreels without the masses of people we have always seen are stunning.  Everywhere we look in photographs from all around the world, we see a different world, a changing world.

And this pandemic is far from over.  One by one, community by community governments are considering when commerce can open again and how we can return to business without sending this pandemic on another deadly rampage resulting in even more death and destruction than we have already seen.

The daily death tolls, country by country, state, or providence by state, city by city, has been staggering.  The impact on the consciousness of people even if they are sheltered and are safe at home, is a strain.  The fact that people are dying impacts people on an empathic level. That is something for which no one was prepared.

What We Do Affects One Another

This world event is bringing to the awareness of the people of the world truths that may have circulated in the mythos of consciousness but was never really believed.  Concepts such as the unity of humanity have entered the collective consciousness as this virus has swept the world unlimited by borders or the ways we have divided our identities to separate us from one another.

The unprecedented shut down of the world’s economic engine has had some unexpected consequences. We are now aware that there is no place we can go to the world that is protected or safe from this Coronavirus.  It brings to the attention of everyone, everywhere that this planet that we share is truly sharedWe are one humanity, whether we like it or not.

This truth, this reality, in light of this world pandemic, has brought to consciousness, in a way that seems to be a call to the consciousness of humanity, to create a better world to find a better way to relate and interact with one another that makes the world work for everyone.  If there is an inescapable lesson that this Coronavirus has taught the world, it is that what we do affects one another.

This lesson comes at a death toll that is continuing to rise daily that is entirely global and is not even close to being finished.  The Coronavirus is a stern taskmaster, and what we as humans are learning is just the beginning.

As a student of life, and one who regularly considers the issues of consciousness and right human relationships; I find it interesting that this world pandemic, that has closed the doors of commerce, occurs at a time in human history where our careless disregard for this planet that we share is concurrent with warnings that if we do not change our ways, in perhaps dramatic ways or certainly in significant ways we are in danger of making the world uninhabitable.

The scientist has been giving us timelines to the destruction that is known to every government everywhere as humanity continues to operate in ways that are destructive to the environment.  People across the planet observe that the climate is changing in dramatic ways.  But greed and irresponsibility turn the gears of world commerce, and until this world pandemic of the Coronavirus, nothing has successfully slowed them, let along stopped them.

The clearing and cleaning of the air, from places as diverse as Los Angeles to Beijing, is noteworthy.  Of course, the clearance of the air or the cleaning of polluted waters and oceans is only a brief respite.  For our Mother Earth, we must take this world pause and learn from it.  We must consider how to put the world commerce back together in a way that is better than it was before this world crisis.

The Coronavirus Pandemic is giving humanity and the planet a unique opportunity.  It is teaching us valuable life lessons.  It is pointing out and revealing fundamental unfairness and inequities that we as humanity, governments, and individuals must decide if we are going to change or let stand.  These issues have come into our aggregate consciousness partially by the rising of our internal Soul awareness of what is right and what is wrong facilitated by the time and space and silence of contemplation.

Some of this new awareness, revelation, and consideration can be seen in the posts of social media.  The worldwide communication network has in this time of an isolation crisis allowed humanity to consider global rights and wrongs in a way that, like the closing down of the wheels of much of world commerce, is unprecedented.

Allow Silence to Bring You Soul Awareness

When you stop and allow silence to bring to your awareness the wisdom of your Soul, your heart, and mind you expand to enable new insights and new possibilities.  In response to the enforced silence of the busyness and noise of the world, people are, around the globe and certainly across social media pondering and expressing observations about what is right and what is wrong in the world.

From the very moment of birth, there is within each of us an archetypal and indelible sense of right and wrong.  There is an inner arbiter of truth that we recognize as the still and silent voice of your Soul.  Throughout time meditation and contemplation have been the portals of consciousness into that awareness.  That we, as the people of the earth, the group of humanity as a whole are finding within this world moment thoughts about fairness and injustice in our collective consciousness is appropriate to this world moment.

Make This World A Better Place

When the Coronavirus slammed the brakes on the world as we knew it, forty-two million people, or 0.8 percent of the world’s population, have net worths in excess of $1 million. That group — roughly the global 1 percent — controls 44.8 percent of the world’s wealth. So it really is true that a pretty small number of people control nearly half the world’s wealth. (as of Jan 22, 2019, per Oxfam International.)

That is a fact that has been incorporated into “folk wisdom”.  It has become common to refer to that as the difference between the 1% ers, vs. the 99%.  That is the way the world has been.  But I ask you, is that the way you want the world to be?

Is that what you believe is fair?  Is that a demonstration of right action and right relationship between people?  Does that resonate within your heart, and your mind and your Soul as you sit in the silence of this time of isolation and consider the re-establishing of society that needs to happen for the world economy to start running again?

We are being given an unprecedented opportunity to create a world that is better, a world that is different.

We know this.  We post about it on social media.  We create memes about it.  We ask these questions.

I ask you what are we going to do to make this world a better place?   Ultimately all governments draw their consent from the governed.

This was a central principle of the Declaration of Independence as written by Thomas Jefferson and revised and reaffirmed by the founding fathers of the United States of America.  It is the basic principle of the Bill of Rights that are the enumerated rights of America.  But more than being founding principles of the United States of America, they have entered the collective consciousness of the whole of humanity in the over 200 years the United States has existed.

People all around the world use that concept to create changes in their government.  And, at this world moment of the Coronavirus crisis, it is this principle that will be used to transform the world that emerges to make this world a better world than it was when we, the people of planet earth, went home to save our lives.

I believe we are being given an unprecedented opportunity to save the planet and to transform society.  I am asking you to consider how and what we need to change to create a better world.

I am asking you to take advantage of the time of enforced isolation to meditate, contemplate, and consider what that world would look like?  What needs to change?  What violates the wisdom of your Soul?  What screams out to you as wrong and unfair.  You are a citizen of this world.  The wanton disregard of the planet affects you, your health, your safety, and the health and safety of your children and your grandchildren.

I recently led a group meditation considering these issues, which I may publish on YouTube to guide you in a mediation to ponder on and consider these questions.

You have the power and indeed the responsibility to consider these issues and then to send out to the world your insights, impressions, and revelations to enhance and empower transformation in the world.

The world will change from this Coronavirus crisis.  Change in life is inevitable. Your engaging in the possibilities of change is empowering.  I believe you were created as a co-creator with the Divine.

 

Namaste,

   Genevieve

The Blessing of Love on all that you do!

 

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Genevieve Gerard teaches Transformational Consciousness – from first awakening to enlightened Soul awareness. She helps you experience the joy that results from the spontaneous “touch of your soul.”

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Genevieve has a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy and Theology and a Master of Arts Degree in Counseling and for over thirty years has worked one-on-one with people who were recovering from devastating disabilities and chronic pain. Teaching the mastery of the mind-body relationship she was one of the early professionals trained in biofeedback, visualization, imagery, and meditation as essential techniques to help people heal their bodies, heal their emotions, heal their minds, and heal their lives.

Genevieve’s work demonstrates what she knows so well, “It is spiritual connectedness that triggers physical healing and emotional and mental well-being.”  Helping people, like you, tap into your higher-self is the power she wields to guide you to heal and transform your life.

Now, with this understanding, she combines the effective techniques she developed over decades teaching mind-body mastery along with her extensive experience in meditation and spiritual development to create a synthesis of mind-body-spirit that delivers complete healing and opens the door to unlimited personal growth and an encounter with your Soul.

In addition to her current life guidance coaching sessions, and workshops performed around the world, Genevieve has produced more than 20+ guided meditations in the last eight years that are available on Apple Music (iTunes), Amazon, CDBaby, and her website.

It is her vision that through your experience with the techniques of awareness, visualization, and meditation, the love of your Soul will touch and transform your life through her writings and products. It is her sincere desire that the potential of a life of joy and celebration that seems to elude so many people can become a reality for you, now and forever.

Browse her life story and read the Touch of the Soul that changed her world. To contact Genevieve, visit her keep in touch page.

 

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A Prayer for Humanity as We Strive to Conquer the Covid-19 Virus

A Prayer for Humanity as We Strive to Conquer the Covid-19 Virus

   Worldwide Pandemic Coronavirus warning with a request to pray with Genevieve Gerard

This Covid prayer was published at the beginning of the pandemic to help the world unite in prayer and to enlist support and strength as we face this challenge together, one world dealing with the challenge of this virus together.

I feel it is time again for us all to say this prayer together.

Now as across our nation, and across the world, humanity is still dealing with the disasters and devastation of this virus, the dramatic death tole across the world and across our nation I am republishing this prayer with the intention that we join our hearts and minds in prayer and that we consider how we can help one another survive this time of this Covid-19 crisis.

I invite you to consider what you can do to help slow the spread of this disease as an act of love for one another.

This is a world pandemic. I encourage us all to wear a mask, whether we believe that is the answer or not as an act of kindness and consideration for others.

As we join in prayer at this time of world crisis, I invite you to focus on our unity. We are one world, one humanity and together let us put aside our differences and focus of what supports and binds us all.

 

A Prayer for Humanity
at this time of a Healing Crisis

Heavenly Beings please hear our prayer.

The world is in crisis as a worldwide pandemic is sweeping across the planet.  No one is immune.  As we open our hearts and our minds to Divine assistance and intervention to this crisis let us pause to consider the possible lesson this pandemic has come to teach us as we join our hearts in prayer.

Although we may have thought we are separate and different, we are One people, the people of Earth.  All of those things we have believed divide and separate us, skin color, religion, culture, are proving to be lies and illusions of separateness.  We are One humanity and as such, we are interconnected and interdependent.

No matter how different we may seem, we are more alike than different.  This crisis for humanity can open our minds and our hearts to understand our unity and the irrevocable truth of our need for one another and let out appreciation of the brotherhood and sisterhood expand.

As the fears of the danger of this contagion infuse the collective consciousness of the people of the planet let us realize that the social distancing required by this crisis is not the way we want our world to be.

Let that grant us new tolerance and understanding of our differences with an appreciation of our diversity.

I ask oh Lord, that no matter which words we use to call upon your Grace we realize Divine Creator that we share a purpose here on Planet Earth to be the people of Earth, the family, and brotherhood/sisterhood of wo/man.

We know that the Divine plan, known only as the overall plan of evolution, requires all of the differences and diversity we embody as the One humanity.  We ask that this horrible and dangerous pandemic reveals to us, deep within our hearts and unquestionably in our minds the truth and realization that we can not harm others without endangering ourselves.

Let this life crisis serve as a life lesson for all of humanity to reveal these Spiritual Truths that humanity has ignored and denied.  Let this event in the history of all the people everywhere serve as a reminder that we are One human family unified under One heaven located on One Earth.

We call upon the Angels and Arch Angels who have long demonstrated the unity and universality of the Angelic kingdom as we ask for healing for the people everywhere across the globe.  As part of your Divine Grace and goodness, we ask that your Love and your Light empower and ignite the energies of Love and compassion in the heart and mind and stimulate the Soul of humanity that this pandemic serves as a healing crisis that leaves in its wake a better world, a new world.

We ask that this healing crisis teaches humanity the importance of engaging with one another with the principles of harmlessness.  We ask that the Grace and guidance of right speech, kindness, and compassion be the fruits brought forth by this world crisis, and they be grounded and embedded into the very essence of the earth to enable and empower this emerging new consciousness in humanity.

We the people of faith throughout the world believe and affirm that in all things God works for good.  This is true, no matter what names we call upon God, or no matter what dogmas we demand.  This is the basic covenant relationship between the Divine and humanity.

It is the holy relationship revealed in every creation myth known over the eons of the Earth.  This is the archetypal essential truth of consciousness that emboldens and empowers every wo/man.

It is with that faith that we pray today for the healing of the people of our planet.  It is with confidence that we call upon the Angelic realm to engage and empower the human kingdom infusing life with the healing power of Love.

I salute the divinity within all of us.

 

                 – Genevieve Gerard

 

Praying while washing hands during the virus outbreak
Pray while washing hands

 

 

 

You might even pray every time you wash your hands.

 

 

 

 

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Genevieve Gerard teaches Transformational Consciousness – from first awakening to enlightened Soul awareness. She helps you experience the joy that results from the spontaneous “touch of your soul.”

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Genevieve has a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy and Theology and a Master of Arts Degree in Counseling and for over thirty years has worked one-on-one with people who were recovering from devastating disabilities and chronic pain. Teaching the mastery of the mind-body relationship she was one of the early professionals trained in biofeedback, visualization, imagery, and meditation as essential techniques to help people heal their bodies, heal their emotions, heal their minds, and heal their lives.

Genevieve’s work demonstrates what she knows so well, “It is spiritual connectedness that triggers physical healing and emotional and mental well-being.”  Helping people, like you, tap into your higher-self is the power she wields to guide you to heal and transform your life.

Now, with this understanding, she combines the effective techniques she developed over decades teaching mind-body mastery along with her extensive experience in meditation and spiritual development to create a synthesis of mind-body-spirit that delivers complete healing and opens the door to unlimited personal growth and an encounter with your Soul.

In addition to her current life guidance coaching sessions, and workshops performed around the world, Genevieve has produced more than 20+ guided meditations in the last eight years that are available on Apple Music (iTunes), Amazon, CDBaby, and her website.

It is her vision that through your experience with the techniques of awareness, visualization, and meditation, the love of your Soul will touch and transform your life through her writings and products. It is her sincere desire that the potential of a life of joy and celebration that seems to elude so many people can become a reality for you, now and forever.

Browse her life story and read the Touch of the Soul that changed her world. To contact Genevieve, visit her keep in touch page.

 

Disclaimer: Ideas and techniques discussed on this website are not intended and should not be construed as medical advice, nor is the information a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. If you or any other person has a medical concern, you should consult with your health care provider or seek other professional medical treatment. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something that you have read on this blog or in any of its linked materials. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or emergency services immediately.

 

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A Spiritual Solution to Current World Problems

A Spiritual Solution
to the Current World Problems

statue of liberty standing tall and bright with title Stand With Us   

I am not a political person.

I consciously avoid even commenting on politics.

However, as a citizen of the United States and the world, it would be disingenuous to stand silent as I watch this great experiment fail.

The seeds of society’s problems have, unfortunately, been growing unchecked and unattended until they have reached a critical tipping point.  It is evident in my mind and heart that it is TIME TO TAKE A STAND and let our light shine.

It is time to ask yourself, “What do I stand for?

Then it is time to consider what you are being called by your moral compass to do to make a stand.

I ask and invite you to turn first to your moral compass to consider this issue because I believe that deep within each of us, there is a certain sense of what is right and an equally clear sense of what is wrong.  And for me, as I begin my day with meditation and contemplation on what I can do to make this world a better place, I feel compelled to issue a call to action.

As I write these words, I freely acknowledge that taking a stand is never easyIt is much easier to go along to get along.

STAND FOR TRUTH

Sadly, as the world has moved forward, values society has long held dear are being eroded.  Truth is under attack.  I say this not as a political statement but as a simple observation of the world as it is today.  If I consider how this happened, I see that as many problems, it was a gradual decay of compromises and acceptances of little lies, accepted because what society has required as acceptable behavior has given way.

The lack of Truth in advertising strikes me first.  The rise of the well-funded Super Packs, greedy Corporations and media/social spin (on the part of all political parties) has taken our society away from requiring TRUTH.

We have been torn down by the sheer volume of lies that we can’t keep up with.

We even have ways that a lie is excused as just a little white lie or an acceptable excuse for bending the truth.  Then, in the very recent past a very strange and new concept has made its way into the mainstream.  That is the concept of “Alternative Facts.”

I ask you what an alternative fact is? A lie? An illusion? A wish? A distortion of the Truth?

As a Spiritual writer, I often ask you to pause the noise of your life to tune in and listen to the wisdom of your Soul, to that inner sense of knowing that will always reveal the Truth.  Now, it is easy to ignore that inner voice.  It is much easier to believe something the media is saying (or our leaders) or something different from what your inner voice is telling you.

Being aware of your Higher Self (your Soul) may require acknowledging all of the little compromises you have made in your life that are not congruent with what you know, deep down, to be right.  It may require you to re-examine concepts that have gone out of fashion in our modern world. I believe the Truth is worth it.

STAND FOR HONOR

Unfortunately, the concept of Truth is not the only one that has been under assault.  There is “honor” that does not even seem to make it into the conversation in today’s world.  The morality codes that we all learned as children, ways of guiding human behavior that go back in time to the known beginnings of time, such as the Golden Rule, have been ignored.

It is not that we don’t still know these codes; it is that morality seems to be vacationing in a world where right is compromised for convenience.  This has led us to a society and an almost unbelievable world.

The United States, which had long been seen as the shining example to Truth, is now being led by a man in 2020 who has, in his leadership, told over 20,055+ well-documented false or misleading claims and mostly only thinks of himself. Yet, many of us repeat and spout his lies (because we have been financially enriched) as if Truth is not real but rather something of political opinion.  It is as if him saying a lie will somehow make it real.  I point this out not as a statement of politics but as a call of consciousness to the people of the world.

Right is still right and wrong is still wrong.  How we treat one another matters.  We are each responsible for what we do and how we treat our planet.
                         – Genevieve Gerard

It is an inconvenient truth that harming others ultimately harms you.  No matter how many excuses you may make for yourself to justify acting against what you know deep in your heart and deep in your Soul to be wrong, you know you are not living what is right.

These compromises with Honor and Truth have been worming their way into our society for a long time.  However, that does not make lies into Truth.  We as Americans have watched somewhat powerlessly as children are ripped from the arms of Mothers who came to America believing in the promise of America inscribed on the Statue of Liberty in our New York harbor.

Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me; I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

This honorable statement has long demonstrated the aspiration of the United States of America.  And although like all hopes we, as a nation, have not always shown the Truth of these words, never before has a political administration had the hubris and shamelessness to amend these words.

Where is the outrage of the public? Where are our Senators, our Congressmen, our advocates? We are supposed to be a representative republic.

This act is one more example of the violation of morals that is currently plaguing our society.  It is one more example of the Golden Rule being tossed aside in favor of money and greed.  It is one more example of how the pure qualities of kindness and compassion are being compromised by the desire and greed that evil has introduced into our world.

We have long known,

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil
is for good men to do nothing.
                       – Edmund Burke

Likewise, history has taught us the vast danger of allowing lies to replace Truth in a society.  Nazi architect Joseph Gobble proved that.

The whole Nazi part of the history of humanity was based upon telling lies so outrageous that they became ignored, even by good people. It is dangerous to see the possibility of history repeating itself.

The amount of documented false or misleading claims by President Donald Trump varies because excuses are made for him by removing from the count lies pundits say may just have been ignorance.  These are just a part of the compromises with the Truth that are being woven into our society by evil.

TIME TO TAKE A STAND

When as Edmund Burke observed, good men (or women) do nothing, they are letting evil triumph. It is time for some accountability.

I am calling on you, who read my words to open your heart and your mind to the wisdom of your Soul and take a stand for Truth and let your light shine.

Take a stand for right human relationships.  Take a stand for what you know is right and speak out against the travesties against justice, Truth, honor, kindness, and compassion that are invading our world today.

It is time for the men and women of Goodwill to take a stand and apply Spiritual Truths to the material corruption of evil in our world.  Right is still right.  Wrong is still wrong.  America has long identified itself as a Christian nation.  I ask you all now, where is the Christian Church in this moral crisis?

We are, as a world and not only as a nation, in an epic conflict between the forces of good and evil.  Human consciousness is at a crucial step in evolution that is bringing these issues to the attention of the world to enable and encourage us to make a stand and grow as a society.

Make a stand for kindness and compassion.  Make a stand for honor.  Make a stand for justice.  Make a stand for right-action.  Make a stand to be able to leave your children and grandchildren a world where good is demonstrated, and evil is defeated.

It is up to you!  You are responsible!  You can make a difference!  You are not powerless!  It is time to let the truth of your spirit shine!

If you have had enough, I am asking you to consider my words a call to action for you to TAKE A STAND.  To listen to your sense of what is right and listen to the voice of your conscience about what is wrong and to honor yourself and honor others by standing up right here, right now, today.

 

Namaste,

Genevieve

 

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Genevieve Gerard teaches Transformational Consciousness – from first awakening to enlightened Soul awareness. She helps you experience the joy that results from the spontaneous “touch of your soul.”

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Genevieve has a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy and Theology and a Master of Arts Degree in Counseling and for over thirty years has worked one-on-one with people who were recovering from devastating disabilities and chronic pain. Teaching the mastery of the mind-body relationship she was one of the early professionals trained in biofeedback, visualization, imagery, and meditation as essential techniques to help people heal their bodies, heal their emotions, heal their minds, and heal their lives.

Genevieve’s work demonstrates what she knows so well, “It is spiritual connectedness that triggers physical healing and emotional and mental well-being.”  Helping people, like you, tap into your higher-self is the power she wields to guide you to heal and transform your life.

Now, with this understanding, she combines the effective techniques she developed over decades teaching mind-body mastery along with her extensive experience in meditation and spiritual development to create a synthesis of mind-body-spirit that delivers complete healing and opens the door to unlimited personal growth and an encounter with your Soul.

In addition to her current life guidance coaching sessions, and workshops performed around the world, Genevieve has produced more than 20+ guided meditations in the last eight years that are available on Apple Music (iTunes), Amazon, CDBaby, and her website.

It is her vision that through your experience with the techniques of awareness, visualization, and meditation, the love of your Soul will touch and transform your life through her writings and products. It is her sincere desire that the potential of a life of joy and celebration that seems to elude so many people can become a reality for you, now and forever.

Browse her life story and read the Touch of the Soul that changed her world. To contact Genevieve, visit her keep in touch page.

 

Last updated 10-20-2020

 

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