Waking-Up Magazine

Soo Azar

Channellings

Among the contributions we received were a number of channelled writings and perspectives on channelling.

Channelled writings seem to draw a wide range of opinions.  But then there is a wide range of channelled writings. 
 

Welcome!

Welcome to the first issue of Waking-Up Magazine.

The magazine is devoted to awareness.  This is a focus that aims to acknowledge that the spiritual path means different things to different people. Awareness of what? Awareness, perhaps, of life itself.

For some people the spiritual path is about knowing God, while others recoil at the very mention of the word. For others it’s perhaps exploring the Tao, the Dharma or knowing that which is. 

For some it’s about fully living each moment as it arises, gracefully letting the experience go as it passes, never a backward glance. For others, it’s a simple choice to appreciate our lives, trusting that we are loved by life itself and trusting that we are given exactly what we need in every moment.  For some it’s all of these things.

But for everyone, when we experience the absolute truth of ourselves, we are all experiencing the same reality.  The words and the imagery may be different, but the reality is the same. A common feature of people experiencing truth more deeply is one of increasing awareness – awareness of what is. 

Awareness is simple stuff, really. We all have it!  You are aware of this page in front of you and may even have a subtle sense of the writer as you read.  With increasing awareness there is no need to argue over whether the truth of life is this way or that, we simply observe it as it is.

What else is there to say? We intend our pages to express the beauty of life in a myriad of different ways; we intend to be real about the challenges that arise in our paths, inviting us to know ourselves more deeply; we intend to have some fun.

Focus for This Issue

Each issue will have a focus section devoted to a particular spiritual topic. In this first issue, we focus on The Ishayas’ Ascension – chosen partly because it’s a topic that several members of the Waking-Up team are familiar with and also because it’s a remarkable teaching offering a simple but remarkable set of meditative tools for accelerating spiritual growth.

We asked as many people as possible with experience of the Ishayas’ Ascension to write in. We were delighted with the response – the only problem was that it was a real struggle getting contributors to send in pictures of themselves or some illustration to accompany their text!  You’ll see for yourselves how much luck we had…

But common to all the Ascension contributions is a sense that the writers are genuinely coming from a place of deep connection with life, from a sense of oneness and communion with Source, from the knowledge that they are not their bodies, not the personalities that are expressing words into a computer. 
 

The Course of Miracles, for example, is widely respected. A recent article in a leading spiritual magazine suggesting that giraffes are aliens from another planet seems likely to fare less well on the sands of time.

The bible’s Book of Revelation is also widely respected. But imagine the reaction if it were to be published for the first time today. Even the most radical new age bookshop would have to put it on a shelf marked “Extreme Woo-Woo”.

We decided to publish both some channelled wisdom writings in the Channelled Messages section as well as an article by Simon Treselyan asking for a reality check. 

We would invite you to look at channelled writings, not from the point of view of wondering whether or not they really come from the planet Zorgon, but with an attitude of enquiry: is there anything in what is being said for me?  If so great, if not move on.

The Star Contribution

For the first issue we offered a prize of $200 or UK£125 for the star contribution.  The prize goes to Savitr Ishaya for his story The Hole because, well, because it’s a thumping good read.

Focus for the Next Issue

In the next issue we explore “awareness through movement”, looking particularly at Gabrielle Roth’s Five Rhythm dance work.

If anyone would like to contribute to the focus section, please do so. Experiences of dance work, pictures, music reviews, whatever!

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