Sunday, March 15, 2009

Oh, My Soul I Love You!

Oh, My Soul I Love You!
By Linda Carol Adrienne, PhD
(Published in the Delphi Healing Arts Journal - June 2009)

One day while I was meditating, I had a profound and life enhancing experience. I wanted to share part of this experience because it was so beautiful and it touched me so deeply. I thought that maybe it would touch you too. As you read my words, try to visualize them, let them resonate within you and call forth your own Desire and Devotion. I relate it to you in the present tense for this reason. Perhaps it will spark your creativity and light the fire of your inspiration.

As I journey in my meditation, I come upon a crystal podium. I walk over to this sparkling pedestal and see that there is a book upon it. I begin to read the book and realize that it is the story of my life from the perspective of an observer who is evaluating the learning processes of a prodigy. I am amazed at the beautiful things that are written there about me and what I am doing with my life. As I read, I begin to feel very good about my life in general and myself specifically. I take on a deeper certainty that I am "in the right place, at the right time, for the right reason". I feel as if I am fueled by what I have read, like a fire in the presence of pure oxygen. I just know that if I were to look at myself in a mirror, I would see that I am made completely of light and glowing as brightly as the sun.


I turn the pages of the book and I know, I KNOW... everything and nothing, the truth beyond words about who I AM. It feels like a new level of confidence, a certainty of the meaning of Spirit in my life. A rush of comforting warmth washes over me as if in confirmation. Eagerly I turn to the very last page of the book, or I try to, and I realize that part is not written yet. Even so, I smile because I have a knowing, an understanding about the Journey and the Final Destination. As this insight fills my heart, I hear someone call my name, and I walk toward where I think the call came from. After a bit, I come upon a fountain before a beautiful building, and I realize that this building is my Temple Within. When I see the Temple, I know it is my Higher Self calling to me.


I walk slowly to the Temple entrance, then enter and approach the altar where I sit in Lotus position. I breathe deeply to fan the flame of my Core Star and consciously use my Inner Light to illuminate the Temple. I just know this is what I am supposed to do here. As I follow this guidance, I hear/feel following words:



In Joyous and Utter Abandon,
I throw wide the doors of my Temple,
exposing the innermost regions of my Soul,
at last understanding the Why of The Journey.


As I breathe into life the flame of my Core Star,
illuminating the spaces within,
I hear the call of the Golden One,
and offer up my Self to the Oneness.


All that I am, all came from You.
All that I am, I give to You.
I spread my devotion before You,
freeing its golden radiance in Your Presence.


All that I am, all that I shall ever be,
I use in service to You,
as I stand before Your altar,
in this place which is the World,
where all Humanity dwells.


Dear One, I know Myself through You.
I know the purest Love
and the sweetest Peace,
as I realize that the Earth is Your Temple,
all life is Your Congregation,
and I am Your Emissary.


Amen.

At this point, I opened my eyes, for there was nothing more to see or hear and the meditation was indeed complete.