Messages from Jeanne

#503 Ten Negative and Positive Energy Perspectives

Jeanne Marie Ketchel
Channeled by Jan Ketchel

Dear Jeanne,
What message do you have for us today?

Continue contemplation of the wholeness of the self and of the oneness of the self, not as an individual, ego-bound and ego-driven, but as pure energy, interconnected to all else upon that earth, and beyond. If you are, in essence, pure energy and can contemplate the self in this fashion, can you not accept that all else is but the same? If you are attributed the qualities of energy, the light and dark of energy, can you not understand that such energy can go out of balance? If you are out of balance you may be more attuned to negative energy to the detriment of positive energy, and vice-versa.

Today, I wish to speak of balancing your energy so that you have an equal and steadily maintained beaker of energy, negative and positive, in balance inside of you and outside of you. You need both to survive and you need awareness of both in order to evolve. Even as you may wish to consider the self only comprised of positive energy, I contend that this is impossible. You would not exist at all if you did not have to do battle with negative energy inside of you.

It may be more acceptable to you to admit that negative energy exists outside of you, and this I fully understand. As an energy being who is seeking to evolve, your job is to undertake the study and maintenance of all energy inside the self in order to be in balanced existence. Your place in the world outside of you will also benefit greatly by truthful understanding of your own inner negative energies, often arising when you least expect them.

Can you give us some examples of negative inner energies?

Yes, I can. You may notice quite blatant ones, which you control, but there are many negative forces that are not so easily controlled and are also not so apparent. First, I speak of world hatred, inconsideration of the rights of all beings, and the need to speak of differences as being negative. Then, I suggest that the common inclination to separate the self from others and place the self above all other beings as being more enlightened, more advanced, more in tune with the world around you, is an aspect of negative energy. Ego-bound energy wishes the self to be above, looking down upon the creatures of earth as lesser beings, whether in mental, physical, or spiritual capacity. With such ego-driven imbalance the spiritual self is relegated to a place of superiority as well, for the ego desires companionship in its place of gloating and hatred. Watch carefully how your own ego understands and explains the world to you.

I contend, also, that though the inner self may be highly spiritually attuned, driven to seek enlightenment, it may not be in balance. Is the inner self in balance with your outer world, or do you wish to ignore the outer world, turn only inward, and consider the outer aspects of life as mere distractions? This is also negative activity within the unbalanced self.

Does the self wish to consider the children of the world as lesser beings, the uneducated, the poor, the disabled, the evil, the warring tribes, the fundamentalists of the world, as overtly negative or incomplete in a spiritual and enlightened manner, as struggling separate from the self? I realize that I am asking you to consider the self as no more enlightened than the person you find to be the least enlightened in your world. I ask, next, that you consider the creatures that reside upon that earth, those of energetic composition, living purely guided by this energy: the animals, the insects, the creatures who crawl and who fly. Contemplate the birds who appear so free, yet do they accept the complicated challenges that life has proposed to them in order for their survival to be certain.

All right, so you may observe negative energy outside of you quite readily. You may wish to protect or hide your self from it, but until you accept and understand your own negative qualities, and negative energy, there will be no true balance of self. In order to understand the self more fully, I ask that you begin this new week upon that earth by hoisting your self out of your stagnancy, your complacency, and your ingrained and practiced ideas, and offer the self a new outlook, a new perspective, and a new awareness of energy, both positive and negative.

First, accept the self as comprised of negative and positive energy.

Second, accept the truth of the necessity of these polarities and what they truly mean: that you are no more or less than even the tiniest and most insignificant being upon that earth.

Third, imbue a new sense of wonder into your self today, a wonder at the complicated energetic dynamics taking place all around you as outer energies seek to feed off inner energies, and vice-versa.

Fourth, ask the self to energetically step down to a place of humbleness in light of the power of the energy outside of you and inside of you.

Fifth, charge the self to change the way you see and think about the world outside of you in order to shift the way you see and think about your self. Are you truly any more enlightened than the creatures of the air, or of the sea?

Sixth, push the self to accept the darker secrets of the self, acknowledging the negative thoughts, words, and judgments that arise from within. Rather than shoving them aside, as not truly coming from the self, accept them as spoken truths, coming to teach you.

Seventh, ask the self to be truthful at all times, no matter if you are confronted with the beauty of the inner self or the darkness of the inner self. It is most necessary to not only accept these aspects of the self, but to own them as ever present aspects.

Eighth, know the self. Know that you are fully capable of acting as irrationally, as spitefully, and as haphazardly as the next person. Know that you are as impetuous and foolhardy, as thoughtless, and as cruel as any you may see outside of you acting in a manner that you may regard as unenlightened.

Ninth, know that you are also capable of innocence. Know that your innocence, your purity, and your beauty are as readily available as your anger, your judgments, and your certainty that everyone else has so many more problems than you do. Know that your innocence is not afraid of you, though you may be afraid of it.

Tenth, know that you are fully capable of processing and maintaining balance of the negative and positive aspects of self, innerly and outerly, by accepting the truths of these aspects of self, and the truth that they are present at all times, forever, as you make your journey upon that earth.

These negative and positive forces are your life forces. They are energy. One cannot exist without the other. You cannot exist without the presence of both negative and positive energy inside of you and outside of you. They counteract, they merge, they guide each other to engage in life and in the world. They constantly keep you in motion, alive, and aware. Respect your darkness as much as you respect your light.

To conclude this message, I ask that you continue your inner work with much more awareness of your own energy as equal to all other energy you come in contact with. How else will you truly and fully understand interconnectedness if you do not understand oneness of all beings? Energetically speaking, every creature upon that earth is comprised of negative and positive energy. Every creature has the innate ability to connect with every other on a vibrational level. Keeping your personal vibrational level balanced is one thing, but to do so with truth and honesty, aware of your most negative aspects is part of your challenge. This truthful balance will aid you in gaining access to true enlightenment, interconnectedness, and oneness of self as part of the greater world.

Do you seek balance, health, and spiritual goodness? In order to access your positive aspects of self, so must you seek your negative truths as well. When in balance you will gain understanding of all energies, all creatures, all connections, and greater awareness of what it means to be in balance.

Chuck's Blog

#502 Self-Interest

Welcome to Chuck’s Place, where Chuck Ketchel expresses his thoughts, insights, and experiences!

Today, I explore the concept of self-interest on different levels and from different angles. I observe a general consensus by governments that countries should act in their own self-interest. I have always been struck by this notion. Is my self-interest as an American more important than that of a citizen from another country simply because I live here? What if I lived there? Is suddenly the self-interest of that other country more important than America’s? And if my American self-interest hurts another country, is that okay because I’m more important, or visa-versa? I suppose I have always had the same problem with “family.” Are the needs of my family more important than any other, simply because it is my family and I should think of our needs first? This notion creates a world view of limited resources that must be competed for; may the stronger person/family/country win, or take all!

The other day I heard an interview with the Dalai Lama where he quite directly stated, “I am a Socialist and a Marxist.” These two words are perhaps the worst American curse words that have been employed to vilify and destroy unwanted “enemies” or competition for years. Yet, I think what the Dalai Lama is suggesting is that there is a different approach to the world, beyond self-interest, that considers the needs of all and recognizes and values all life on earth as an interdependent whole. I think it is time we recognize, as a planet, that the evolutionary dictum, survival of the fittest, has, in fact, evolved into survival of the conscious, whose charge it is to lead and act in accordance with true planetary needs, beyond self-interest. The suggestion here is not an “equal” distribution of all resources, but decision making based on the true needs of the planet as an interdependent whole. I argue that whenever a decision is made solely on self-interest the rest of the planet suffers and is thrown off balance, as it must absorb this one-sided action, which impacts the whole.

On an individual level, self-interest is, generally, ego-driven and is, in fact, the major driver in most human behavior. When I say, ego-driven, I mean the ego alienated from the true needs of the overall personality, or another person; that is, a separate entity operating independently, in its own self interest. If we are honest, most communications and actions are attempts to advance our own needs, our own cause, or our own point of view. Actually, I believe that the same fears and concerns for survival that operate on a national level are at the root of most human interactions. The fear of not having enough to survive and, ultimately, the fear of death, lead to compromises in relationships that violate the true needs of the self. This also leads to predatory and nepotistic social interactions generally covered over with polite, caring overtones, but nonetheless, driven by vampiristic self-interest. Fear of not having enough sparks hoarding and dishonesty to secure the survival needs of the individual. Manipulation and deception, the darker side of advertising, are used to gain advantage, control outcomes, and serve the survival needs of the individual or separate entity.

On an individual level, the question to ask is: What truly serves the needs of the SELF? I use the word SELF in the Jungian sense here, as both the comprehensive whole and the center of the overall personality. This is distinguished from self, as identified with ego interest, which lacks consideration of the personality at large. In this paradigm, the ego is to the SELF what any individual country is to the whole planet. If an individual opens up to the true needs of the self, or, as I would say, is aligned with their spirit, then ego illusions, or self-interests, disappear as the truth emerges. When the truth emerges the ego is charged with right action in alignment with the self, as opposed to ego action based on self-interest. Here the ego acquiesces to its rightful position as an important member of a greater whole.

I believe we are at an evolutionary crossroads where survival requires the conscious transition from self-interest to SELF-interest. We must strive to align our decisions and actions on this basis. We must detach from the ancient fear of annihilation based on scarcity, with its necessary corollary, cut-throat survival of the fittest. We must shift to the awareness that we are energy beings who get all that we need to survive through intent. The energetic law of attraction, which is based on intent, is a fact, however, in order for it to conform to SELF-interest, we must act responsibly. If we intend to attract what we want at a fragmented ego level then we exploit energy for self-interest. This was well demonstrated in the manipulation of energy that swept the world in the well-packaged phenomenon, The Secret, which made a few people very rich by feeding off the egoistic desires of the many. Even at an intentional, energetic level, we must acquiesce to the true needs of the spirit, which might require that we suffer to achieve our soul’s tasks. To evolve, we must face the true reality of our soul’s journey and its current requirements, whatever they be, pleasure or pain. If we stay attached to the self-interest of the pleasure principle over all as our inherent entitlement, we remain trapped in ego illusions.

Accessing our selves and our powers, as energy beings, frees us of ancient fears, but still challenges us to serve the energetic needs of the SELF in truth, not in self-interest, as individuals and planetary citizens.

As always, I am open to discussion or comment. Should anyone wish to write, I can be reached via email at: chuck@riverwalkerpress.com

Until we meet again,
Chuck

Messages from Jeanne

#501 A Body, Heart & Mind Exercise

Jeanne Marie Ketchel
Channeled by Jan Ketchel

Dear Jeanne,
Do you have a message for us today?

This is inner turning time now. Even though you may be drawn outward, I suggest that a concerted effort be made to turn down the motors of your enthusiasm for life outside of you. Instead of seeking to progress at a more rapid pace, I suggest that you turn down the motors of your enthusiasm to a calm hum. Turn down your pushing desires to a quiet acceptance that it is now a time of inner conservation and reserve. Save your energy that so desires to burst forth for your inner healing work.

If you insist upon outer expression, your efforts will be in vain during this time of inner contemplation. Far better to accept this fact and use your energy wisely, for inner work. And what do I mean by inner work? As always, inner work is energy work on the self. But, during this particular time upon that earth, inner work is also the process of observing, understanding, and participating in energetic interconnectedness between the inner self, energetically and spiritually, and all else in your world.

It is a time of awareness and clarity; a good time to more fully release old ideas of the self and accept new possibilities, simply because there is no better option now. Do you wish to remain stuck, revolving in your old world, never quite able to turn off the motors of your mind, your habits, your behaviors? Or are you ready to turn off the old switches, remove the keys from the old vehicles you have traveled in, and look for a new mode of travel?

In terms of personal growth, in terms of spiritual growth, and in terms of healing, there are many new ideas, new opportunities, and new paths to take. New vehicles of transport await you. New means of achieving clarity and awareness await you too. But the key is to turn inward now and to look inside the self for the ultimate key to change and growth. It does not lie outside of you, but buried inside you in your inner abilities of self-knowing, self-confidence, self-esteem, self-truth, self-love, and self-daring.

As you begin your day today, do not forget to TAP your self into your body, bringing your attention back to your physical body self, your first vehicle that needs attention. As you pay attention to your physical self, draw your attention next to your heart center. Do HEART-CENTERED BREATHING to ground you in your inner self. Once calmly attached to your inner energy allow your thoughts to participate in your process, turning them into new thoughts by changing them from the initial idea that arises to a new positive one for the inner self.

If your first thought is: I am tired. Change it to: I am full of energy. If your next thought is: I am sad. Change it to: I am open to happiness. If you think: I am so angry at so and so. Change that thought to: I can release my anger and allow myself to take back my energy for myself. You see, there is always a way to change your thoughts.

As you do this body, heart, and mind exercise today, begin to notice what happens to your inner energy. Begin to notice that you will find your inner resources are definitely present and available to you for personal and spiritual growth, beginning with your own inner energy. As you begin this shift from outer distraction and old ideas of the self to inner contemplation and conservation, shifting to new ideas of the self, so will you begin to feel the energetic interconnectedness of the self to all things. You are interconnected on an energetic level. Removing your projections, your dependency on your usual habits, thoughts, and pre-programmed patterns of behavior, will allow you to use your inner energy for YOU. And that is what I suggest will enable growth, healing, and new life.

Why not give it a try? You never know where an inner shift may take you. It is not an outer change or shift that matters, but an inner decision to allow the inner self priority and fuller acceptance into your life. See where this idea takes you next. If you seek calm and balance in your life, I contend that you have the resources inside you, fully ready and waiting for your acknowledgment of them, your acceptance, and finally your full attention to the possibilities that await. Establish a new practice of paying homage to this inner self more often.

Messages from Jeanne

#500 Three Issues of Growth: Past, Present & Future

Jeanne Marie Ketchel
Channeled by Jan Ketchel

Dear Jeanne,
Do you have some guidance for us today? Your messages have been extremely helpful to many people. Many of your readers have been expressing their appreciation, so I pass that acknowledgment of our work on to you.

Be aware now that the tumble and turmoil of shift is smoothing out to a gentler flow. The waves, whether tidal, rough, or churning, have now broken upon the shore and the immediacy of their intensity has passed. Do not, however, resort to complacency or become lulled by the now less turbulent energy that surrounds you. For in a time of such transition the lessons encountered must be fully accepted and carried forth; your own energy must flow now with the force of the energy outside of you for the transition to complete its providence (its forecast).

Continue your training in awareness, cognizant of this time just passed. This is your challenge now, to not forget where you have been, to remain attached to your emotions and your thoughts regarding the self and others. In essence, to not forget your lessons, your revelations, and the advancements you have made.

As you return to calmer waters, to the gentler lulling of the waves crashing upon the shore, do not lose your awareness of past, present, and your openness to continued growth. The lulling calm may put you to sleep, but the splashing waves will attempt to keep you alert; the duality of the water metaphor is quite apt, if I do say so.

Today, I suggest that you take a new assessment of your position in life. Where are you now, at this moment in your life? Assess the damage done, accept the necessities and truths of it, take your mind off the troubles that have spun off into nothingness now, and focus on where to go with what you have in your life. This is now a time of rebuilding, of moving forward, having learned some valuable lessons, continually training your awareness to stay focused on the three issues of growth, the past, the present, and the future.

All three of these lesson times offer much guidance. Do not forget the past, but do not remain caught in it. Take its hard earned lessons, insights, and opportunities forward with you into the present. Do not get caught in the present either. Though you must live in the moment, keep your awareness turned to the fact that you are on a mission, a journey of growth.

Your present provides you with the necessary clues to your future, showing you the direction to take, the possibilities that are available, leading to your future. Your future is not far off. It overlaps each moment of your day. Your future is the next moment, and now, again, it is this moment. It comes as the waves upon the shore; suddenly it is here, and it is to be expected. These three promises of growth not only align, but merge upon the shore of your life, offering you their lessons, possibilities, and signs, laid right at your feet.

So sit upon the metaphorical shore a moment today. Put your feet and your hands into the sand. Feel the wetness of your tears of the past, your grainy moments of truth now revealed, and see the future as yet dry sand, untouched by the waves, yet so close it is but another moment and you will be immersed in its energy, as the next wave comes upon the shore, inching toward you at each energetic thrust.

This is your life. Where you sit, now, is your life. What are you going to do with where you are now, with what you have learned and discovered, and with what you are being asked to do now and shown that you should do next? Remain alert.

Messages from Jeanne

#499 Take Your Rightful Place as Monarch

Jeanne Marie Ketchel
Channeled by Jan Ketchel

Dear Jeanne,
Do you have a message for us today, perhaps following up where you left off last week?

Now I intend to take you deeper into your own issues, My Dears, asking you to consider your issues and the signs you receive to guide you as so perfect for your growth. When you question, asking why, so do I request that you pause for a moment and instead of asking why, that you simply acknowledge your sign as one that is leading you along your path, showing you your deepest issues and the direction you must take in order to confront, head on, your deeply seeded lifetime issues. (The visual I received here was of a seed buried deeply in the ground, eager to emerge.)

Each of you carries, deeply embedded, a life lesson. Each of you must discover what this lesson is and where it is manifesting. You must accept the awareness of it, rather than your continual avoidance, and you must take steps to address it in a mature, spiritually oriented manner. A spiritual manner may be any number of processes, and that is totally up to you, but by addressing all problems as spiritual in nature, so may you find that you have many more tools at your disposal than if you categorize an issue as merely physical, emotional, or mental.

All problems and issues are spiritually related and that is what I wish to stress next in our evolutionary conversation. Each of you must learn to know and understand the self. How do you react to what you are being shown in your life? How do you react to the gifts presented to you? Do you protest, argue, and deny? Do you avoid, pretend, and bury your signs and gifts so that they must be dug up and presented over and over again? Do you run away, pursuing outer interests to the total elimination of inner self? Do you ask others to carry your worries and your burdens?

As you learn that your gifts are your stepping stones, so may you also simplify your life, offering your self the signs and presentations that are daily handed to you, not as difficulties, or as means of setback, but as obvious gifts. Your time upon the earth is a spiritually awakening journey. Your energy is asking for recognition and awareness of its fuller potential. Your life is prepared so that you may evolve. Your daily lives are a means of training your awareness as a warrior of the spirit.

Today, I urge and encourage you to make plans to sit a mature adult self upon your throne. Graciously accept the gifts that have been presented as only a fair and compassionate leader would, and allow that the mightiest gift is as full of potential for growth as the tiniest.

Look for the significance of each gift as relates to your spiritual self, who must sit firmly implanted in, and expressed by, that reigning mature monarch, who must now come forth to guide you, to teach you, and to protect you from the foibles of your old self.

It is a time of newness, but it is also a time of decision and action. Do not wait any longer for the reluctant self to emerge, but force the hand of resistance now, and take your rightful place as adult leader in your life. Your child self, your big baby self, your shy and scared selves, your fearful and denying selves, all desire this. They have waited long enough for the adult self to wake up, to reawaken, and to emerge more fully, once and for all. Whether this self has been present before or not, it is time to reestablish precedence, to take over the leadership role, to become the mature self who knows, who is aware, and who is fully connected to spirit within.

This is your next challenge as you continue to find that the gifts that are daily laid at your feet are both challenging and beautiful, intricate and simple, fruitful and confrontational, inner and outer gifts of growth. Today, My Dears, is a day of take-over, a day of solid vision and clarity. You do truly know what to do in your life in order to evolve. You know exactly what I am talking about. Your signs have been repeatedly presented. Your guidance has been direct and unwavering. Your spirit has been awakened to the truth.

Now make your ultimate decision to grow, to mature, and to guide the self from this throne of power, this throne of mature self-love, in spiritual companionship. This is what is truly needed, along with a firm determination and push toward better understanding that this is, indeed, the way to go. The spiritual way is the way, firmly guided by the mature leader who is waiting to take over the throne of goodness, of kindness, of compassion, of leadership, of awareness, and connection to truth of spirit and what that truly means to your individual life. I urge all of you to go for this bid for self power, this ultimate take over, this adult seizure of your direction, your process, your seat of guidance, for now is the right time.

Chuck Ketchel, LCSWR