The next message will be channeled and posted by noon EDT on Monday May 19, 2008. Sorry for the inconvenience. We will go on to another subject next week. Please continue to send your questions, and as you may have noticed, really nothing is too personal, because there is always someone else who is seeking guidance along the same lines. This has been true over and over again. I very often hear that “today’s message was just for me!” So don’t be shy. Jeanne and I love your participation.
Have a great weekend!
Jan

Dear Readers of Jeanne’s Messages:

I am unavailable to channel a message today. Please continue to send your questions to Jeanne. The new forum format has proven to be quite positive and interesting. I hope you are enjoying it as much as I am.

Thank you for participating in this amazing experience,
Jan

Dear Jeanne,
Would you like to continue talking about the dark side one last time today?

Yes, I would. In my own case, during my early training, was I put into a position of full encounter with dark souls. The experience was one of learning to maintain my own energy boundaries, of pulling in to my center, of turning away, both from being drawn outward and being drawn into. It took all of my strength to maintain my centeredness. Yet now am I quite used to centering myself and retaining my energy composition, though early on was it a challenge also to remain alert and aware, with clarity of purpose strictly maintained on allowing the dark energy to pass by without influence.

Later did I learn to use my own powerful energy to do battle with the dark side. On more than one occasion was I called to combative service to train me for eventually encountering such evil intent upon that Earth. Training here is ultimately meant to aid those of you in our care, and I have had occasion to utilize my skills in energetic concentrations and intent upon that plane. For there do arise times when I am summoned to help persons in need. Even those who have elected to follow the dark side, choosing the path of oblivion, getting caught by the clutching hands of dark energy, hungry for the daring who venture into their dark tunnels, do ask for help and deserve response.

In such a case of aid is my usual gracious and calm intent tightly bundled into an equally dark force in order to be prepared for the battle ahead. You would not recognize me, for a cold chill would pass over you if I entered your nearness. But such action is necessary when combating the dark energies, for only equally dark intent will have the possibility of succeeding in battle with the dark side.

My early training was intense, and often frightening in an energetic way. I was taught with others in my group to learn about how the dark side works in order to be prepared for anything that might arise. For instance, not only did I place myself in the path of such dark energy, but on occasion did I disguise myself as one of them, and join their forces in order to pass the final tests of my own abilities to remain centered, aware, and full of positive intent, even while clothed in darkness.

Many do not pass that test and have to be rescued, for none of the light side would ever allow for such a casualty to occur. For to lose even one good soul to the dark side at that point would be a total waste of a good journey, and that is just not acceptable. Once pulled out and revived, the entity is further trained. For all must be able to encounter darkness and be aware enough to pull out, even if at the last second.

This awareness, as I have spoken of often, is key to every encounter in the new world one enters after death does come to release the energy body from the human body. At that moment is total awareness granted, lives reviewed, and the moment of choice comes, to either continue onward into new worlds of infinity or to remain in the veils, ready to take on waiting for a new journey upon that Earth plane.

Awareness is key at this point, and once maintained, and the veils left behind, so does the awareness continue gaining in clarity and intent. From that point onward, does the real adventure begin. I bring in this subject now to shift the focus away from the dark side, for I do not want to linger there any longer.

Be advised that the darkness is a crucial aspect of life on all planes, that it will be encountered on all journeys; that it is necessary to learn about it, understand it, maneuver around it and past it; that it always has been and always will be, just as good always has been and always will be. So there you have it. Now perhaps you know enough about the dark side to determine how you want to live your life, but also how to do your recapitulation with fuller understanding of the dark aspects of the self.

Do not get caught by the darker aspects of the self. Accept that they exist and have existed. There can be no greater truth than to admit, accept, and acquiesce to the darkest truths about the self. No one is squeaky clean. All have had encounters with darkness within themselves. And this is a most necessary aspect to the recapitulation process, to uncover the dark truths of the self, and truly become balanced and one with the universe. For without the balance of both aspects, of good and evil in the self, would you not be a complete being, with the ability to complete your journey upon that Earth.

Yes, there are many that may appear to be only good and hold only good within themselves, but they know in their own journey where the darkness lies. Do not judge others for their struggles in that realm. Do not blame or judge the self either, for it is all a necessary part of living. And thus is it also a necessary act of your recapitulation process. For without accessing that aspect of the self, will you have an incomplete journey.

Once your acceptance of this aspect of the self is finished, so will your balance be better and more easily maintained. And once that is accomplished, so will your life flow better too. There is nothing wrong with having dark aspects. In my world, and the world you are preparing for, is it totally known and truthfully acknowledged that all have and need such aspects in order to survive, and to learn how to maneuver and utilize all aspects of the self to help others. To be called upon to aid those of you who reside there, must one, in my position of pure energy, be totally aware of all that it is possible to encounter. There is no telling what one may be asked to do, so we must be well prepared. And your recapitulation now, upon that Earth, with total nonjudgmental acceptance of all aspects of the self is going to further your journey in infinity.

Once in your energy body, do all human attributes disappear; yet must you finish what is left unfinished if you have not completed all aspects of your journey. Your awareness, your purity, will be maintained, but your attention to detail will be your first lesson in enhancing intent. The further along in preparation you are, the better for you. And the acceptance of the self as equal balance of good and evil is one big step in the right direction. Remember, when I speak of balance, of how necessary it is in all aspects of life, so do I mean that to pertain to each one of you, My Fine Journeyers. For all of you are small universes. Everything is contained within you, and you are seeking to understand what you hold within, how to utilize it, and eventually how to merge it with full higher consciousness in infinity.

You are all doing well. Continue the good work, and the evil work to, so to speak, by encountering your own dark side; reconciling with it; and accepting that you are only a complete being when you do so; for only then will you truly be balanced. And your energy body requires that balance. Then see where it takes you next. You never know!

Dear Jeanne,
Today you wanted to talk about evil entities that seek to inhabit human forms. Can you address this phenomenon?

Yes, I can. I will be brief and to the point. It is my contention; after much time spent in this new world, working my way through many levels of contest and confusion, learning as I went; that evil exists on a far greater level than most in human form would like to admit. There circulate constantly evil forms, caught in darkness, seeking sustenance, yet are they also conniving and dangerous, for they do not just feed and move on, but seek eternal bedding in human entities, for there do they find not only fodder, but a means of expressions in that world. There do they find access to abilities that the rest of us have gone beyond, for we elected instead to move on toward enlightenment, rather than stay stuck in that old dark heavy world. For that is how I perceive it now that I exist in my energy body. Though I did love life there and all that I experienced, so now do I have another experience that is the total antithesis of that Earthly experience; as energy.

I elect to remain in this energetic state and work onward, enhancing and growing in this state. However, there are entities that elect to remain embedded in that place, inhabiting within the Earth force, for reasons that remain complicated, for they are caught, yet do they also elect to remain caught, for they reside on the dark side.

To extract from the dark side, and move onward into pure energy and light is a complicated matter as well, and to do so for those dark ones is nearly impossible. The dark side draws upon their energy, as readily as the light side entices mine. This is the only way I can explain these evil entities, by comparison to my own experiences with contrasting energetic pulls, for it is how I see it and feel it.

The dark side does have powerful draw, even as it does there upon that Earth. Though energetic evil as I now speak of has long been caught there and chooses to remain buried in its ancient cauldron.

What happens when a human body becomes inhabited with an evil energy? How can that happen?

It happens in vulnerability. It happens in unawareness, and in inability to recognize and fight off. There is no intent on the part of the victim to become inhabited. But the evil ones do circulate and look for unprotected entry to human form. Once there, do they wreak havoc. Unleashed and unabated do they allow themselves to do as they please, for it prolongs their energy to express and to play at the expense of their victim’s energy. They are predators, seeking live fodder in which to bed down and feast upon.

This can be subtly noticed by others, but ordinarily the victim does not experience the phenomenon in quite the same way as the viewer, for the inner spirit must disappear in order to hide from the outside energy that does inhabit the vehicle of expression upon that Earth. So it deserts the human form, remaining in nearness, but intending and offering combative intent of the most powerful sort in return.

Do not ever think that a body inhabited by evil has been deserted by its spiritual energy, for that is not so. The spirit remains strong while the human body, the vehicle, has been hi-jacked. The evil intent does not care about the spirit. It prefers to shove it out of the way. It only wants the power of the physical body and the energetic life force that sustains it, but the spirit knowing and awareness has it no use for.

Thus removed, is the spirit capable of calling in help to save the victim of the massacre, but it is a lengthy and horrid affair. Luckily, our forces of good do also circulate upon that Earth and protect those in our charge, remaining alert to the movements of the dark forces. I have, on many occasions, encountered such dark armies as they circulate in infinity, looking and looking, a roving pack of hungry animals focused only on satiation of their needs.

Would the souls who are caught in darkness rather be elsewhere?

Yes, that was my next point. They are caught in the darkness, their own spirits exorcised and captivated by the rulers of the darkness. They become but empty entities with only one focus, and that is to find sustenance and expression. And it is far easier to find it in vulnerable human form than to do battle with the positive force of good.

This sounds pretty much like a science fiction premise.

Well, My Dear, it is quite like that I agree, but keep in mind that in pure energy is everything possible, and that is the form I speak of, energy forms. For that is all we are once we leave that Earth plane. All of us are energy; both the good and the evil exist only in energetic form.

We are well aware of each other, aware of each other’s approach. I am not of any interest to them, except if I pose a problem, get in the way, so to speak, of their needs to pursue their desires. Mostly do I step aside and let them pass, but the intensity of their forces is really quite powerful, and I now understand how the human form is no match for such dark energy.

Does the dark side take over gradually, or how does a takeover happen?

Those entities function in different manners. Many times is the takeover abrupt and noticeable. At other times is the human form inhabited from early on in life, yet is the expression more subtle, for then is the entity that inhabits more likely to have a long and stable life upon that plane in the being it has elected to reside in.

Just as good resides in many people, so does evil reside in others, have no doubt about this. I do not intend to scare you, My Dear Readers, but I do seek to make you aware that evil does exist in many forms, and in many subtle hidden ways. Do not think that all are directed toward the light, for that is not so. The dark side does hold many who remain in its folds.

Is there hope that the dark will turn toward the light?

There will always remain both dark and light, for it is necessary for balance, and for the possibility of stability in life upon that Earth and in other levels of existence as well. For as I have already said, if there is too much of one, so does the other go out of balance. There is great need for equal measure of both. But that can be another subject, another day.

Do not fall into too much focus or sadness over what I speak of today. Remain aware of your own position of strength, with your aware spirit guiding you. You are safe at this point, and will continue to be as you clothe your self in good intent, and focus on growth and evolution. Those who are unaware of their own inner spirit do greatly place themselves in vulnerability to such evil force. Yet, so must this be their path, for the path of evil is as valid as the path of good.

Do not get caught in your wonderings, but stay intent on your path. I love you all. Remain focused, aware, and look for the good in your lives, not the evil.

Dear Jeanne,
I would like to ask you to follow up on Friday’s message regarding negative energy by discussing negative and evil entities and intentions. Sometimes when I’m channeling I sense that you could go into discussing them, but you choose to avoid bringing them into focus, and I understand why. But I also think it’s time to give us a bigger picture of what the term “negative entities” means and how we are affected by them. Would you please speak to us on this subject today?

My Dear Jan, yes, I certainly will, though my own intent is very positive, and I risk offering focus on negative entities simply by discussing them, for there will be many eyes and awarenesses alert and looking for them, when energy is better spent in positive learning and focus on growth. But I agree it is time to discuss what I know about them.

When I first passed from my last human form, as Jeanne Marie Ketchel, so did I have to learn a great deal about such negative energy and the influence it can have, both in your world and in my world. It exists in both worlds, equally forceful, undeniably seeking feeding grounds, and is especially alert to easy prey, for then it gathers what it needs in sustenance without losing much of its own energy, saving that for its toughest challenges.

This means of operation is quite practical, and even those of us working within the positive field do this as well, not feeding off anyone obviously, but saving our energy whenever possible for our own toughest challenges and intentions.

When I did first encounter negative beings in pure energy form so did my awakening awareness alert me to the non-resonant energy in my presence. The feeling is both a strong draw toward and a feeling of certain doom. At the same time there is a knowing that to become intimately involved with such energy would be a mistake, yet is it extremely enticing. In order to prevent myself from being sucked into its powerful energetic field was it up to me alone to gather my own strength to fight it off. And that strength lay in staying focused on my own awareness of the journey I was on, looking always toward positive results, with my intent focused on the next challenge beyond this present one. By keeping my awareness focused on the journey was I able to avoid, and turn away from the powerful desire welling up in me to fall into the arms of such enticing but dangerous energy.

And that has always been the challenge, ever since. It is a strange and beguiling type that inhabits all worlds, those so called negative entities, yet are they but energy, just as you and I are. But they work on the negative side, yet equally necessary as you and I are, for they provide balance. And as I have already spoken of, is balance a very necessary factor in keeping everything functioning smoothly. For without balance is there always the possibility for eruption and dissonance.

How can we recognize such negative entities in our own lives?

You will recognize them in much the same way I did. They seek to captivate you, to steal your energy, drag you from your path, and take what they want, then leave you in a heap wondering what just happened. They leave you exhausted, often angry, feeling helpless, hopeless and lost. They can also entice you into activities best left alone. They offer goods that you simply cannot refuse. They attach to you; traveling with you, perhaps for many years; feasting off you without your knowing, but dragging you down and keeping you from realizing your true potential, your dreams, and your full spiritual self.

They abide in you, beside you, seeking always to catch you off guard. They are often your biggest challenges, your petty tyrants as well. They can be friends, family, and any negative source of energy that does not resonate or allow you to maintain your balance. Negative energy is often attached to a negative entity. Though that entity may not be directly attached to you, so may it be attached to someone in your nearness, and so does it also seek access to your own energy as it drains whatever it can find for sustenance. Even if you are not its primary prey so do you become available, simply by being in its presence.

Think about your own life. Look for your energy drains. Where are they most pronounced and where less so, but still noticeable? Then your challenge is to discover what the hidden energy drains are and seek to also eliminate them from your life. Your balance will be maintained by a shift to positive outlook, positive acceptance and reception of good, focus on your inner spirit, and the quiet work on the self. All of this good work, good intent, will be constantly balanced by the negative energies around you in the world, that you must encounter daily. Even within the walls of sequestered temples, convents, and religious orders throughout the world is there always negative energy to contend with, no matter how spiritually based is the inner sanctum.

I do not speak only of negative energy and negative entities, but I must also address the evil side, which does also exist in many forms, both disguised and blatantly presented. But how do you recognize such evil? Often is it quite apparent to you, especially if you are in a state of heightened awareness or clarity. Then are you alert to everything, and your own energy is reading what is in your world, and your clear knowing will keep you aware and safe from harm or intervention. But if you are in a state of decay, despair, or lost in a fog, then will you not be able to find your way through the evil that approaches. For it will find you by your wandering demeanor, your unclear focus, your doubt and your misery. And in such a state, without your inner knowing awake and acting as your chief advisor, will you fall prey to that which approaches, unless your inner spirit self kicks you awake and alerts you to impending danger.

Often what happens in such states is that you may, in fact, fall into the hands of evil intent, but before long discover that you are in the wrong place, doing the wrong thing, and your awareness leads you out of it. Then you take with you the lessons you have learned, for future use. However, in many instances, must you, for your own soul’s journey and your spiritual awakening, travel further into the darker realms. And that is okay, because that is obviously the journey you must take, until awareness leads you elsewhere.

I do not advocate playing games with such energy. Do not invite it, or entice it to you, even though you may be the daring type who seeks constant adventure. Better to put your energy into something more fulfilling and worthwhile so that your journey may be one of constant growth, where plenty of challenges await you anyway. Be assured that always are there challenges ahead. Why choose to enter the side of negative and even evil entities when you can choose to follow your own inner spirit’s direction, for it will lead you properly.

But I understand also the need to fulfill whatever journey you have chosen for this lifetime. But let’s be clear and honest with the choices you make at all times. Don’t try to fool your self by denying what you are doing in the dark world. If you are going there, then go there as a warrior does; to learn, to have experiences, and to grow from the experiences that you find and that find you. But don’t clothe your self as a sheep when you are really a wolf because that is dishonest, and neither world accepts dishonesty and untruthfulness. Be what you choose to be, and be it to the fullest so that you learn something and you can grow from it.

Many who encounter evil at a very young age are trained by their master teachers to follow blindly, groomed to doom, so to speak, and thus is it quite difficult to break the spell of such intent. It may last a long time, repeated throughout a lifetime, as one is caught over and over again in similar situations, until one wakes up to the fact that a life of such repetition is not a life truly lived by the spirit, but simply by the pattern laid out early in life.

There are always signs given to break you of such patterns. There are always offers of help, and hands reaching in, plucking you out of situations that you may not understand how you got into, or how you got out of, as you travel in your foggy world. But know that you are always being offered enlightenments and epiphanies, both small and large, in order to wake you up, so that you may wipe the sleep from your eyes, and lift your head above the clouds and seek inner and outer clarity in your life.

Doing your recapitulation will assist you in the process of gaining clarity, but also enable you to understand the negative elements in your own life. There is more to speak of on the subject, so I propose that I continue later, for I must talk of entities that do attach and take over personalities and use them for their own intentions. This I’m sure you all know about, but would you recognize such an entity? Would you want to? Well, they are quite a sordid lot, but also challenging, and readily seeking places of rest and sustenance. So don’t doubt their existence, or their abilities to find and get what they want. How do you avoid them? By strengthening your inner spirit, keeping it nurtured and alive, and by avoiding your big baby self, for that is the place of easy entry. But when the adult self and the strong spirit self stand guard are you well protected. So keep that in mind as you await my next message on the subject.