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Howdy Jon,

Oscar has replied in PM with an interest in joining this Friday. No word from Sandy~

Can you repost the appropriate link for everyone?

Until then!
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The meeting is tonight at 7:00pm eastern time and is set up to recur every Friday at this time. All are welcome to join in. Here are the details:

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That was great! Thank you Jon- Oscar it was great to put a face to the name. :alien:

I really appreciate you guys~ and want to share a little gift,

Within my personal realm of experience/truth the Lady Bug represents Divine Love/Messenger

I have been seeing the ladybug more often lately it's been very uplifting.

And tonight, immediately after our UBook Study- I found a ladybug on my window.

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:hithere I'm ready to get into paper 3! Will you be hosting another UB study this week Jon?
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Hi Eric,

Yes, I’m up for another session this Friday. All are welcome so feel free to share the link with anyone who might be interested.

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Great,

I just finished paper 3 this morning.
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Earlier tonight something strange happened while we were discussing Paper 5.

I have an orange pen to the right of me...
I was sitting cross legged in my chair with my hands in my lap and suddenly the pen moved on its own. The time was 6:44PM.

I was feeling something but I didn't want to shout out and disturb the flow of our zoom call. A couple minutes later zoom disconnected and I was kicked off the internet.

I don't think it was just the three of us tonight. :lol:
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happyrain wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2024 1:33 am Earlier tonight something strange happened while we were discussing Paper 5.

I have an orange pen to the right of me...
I was sitting cross legged in my chair with my hands in my lap and suddenly the pen moved on its own. The time was 6:44PM.

I was feeling something but I didn't want to shout out and disturb the flow of our zoom call. A couple minutes later zoom disconnected and I was kicked off the internet.

I don't think it was just the three of us tonight. :lol:
Lol...
I remember the first time i heard a physical knock sound from my stereo speakers.
It was 11:11...
I said '' ok. Cool..''

Then slowly the whole thing went out of control.. Objects moving on their own,light bulbs flickering,thuds on windows, electronic devices,kitchens,fridges etc...

At first it was terryfying..
Now i feel bored to pay attention to it.. For example today and yesterday i saw spoons and forks moving on their own.
My shoe also..

Even the food i was eating :duh.
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happyrain wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2024 1:33 am Earlier tonight something strange happened while we were discussing Paper 5.

I have an orange pen to the right of me...
I was sitting cross legged in my chair with my hands in my lap and suddenly the pen moved on its own. The time was 6:44PM.

I was feeling something but I didn't want to shout out and disturb the flow of our zoom call. A couple minutes later zoom disconnected and I was kicked off the internet.

I don't think it was just the three of us tonight. :lol:
I knew it was something of the sort, by the look on your face. I use to get that a lot, and even my daughter sees them and chat with them. My wife is no friend of these kind of things, because of the friend or foe situation, but it happens a lot. Although not recently.

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Wow, Dron and Oscar. Those are special experiences.

I am feeling compelled to share/update here as amazing things begin to lay root in my mind.

Dron, you may not consider your experiences special. Or, you said you were bored. That is not the case for me. I have yearned to experience life from non-ordinary perspectives. It started as a child with an interest in dreams and a spontaneous OBE. Actually...

Going further back into my memory. I was accompanied once by strong phantom touch, sound and scents. So, Oscar, I believe you and your Daughters experiences. I believe both of you.

As a child I frightened myself with one such experience that whatever was happening stopped at my request. The OBE's did not start back up until high school and college years(at least, what I was conscious of).

But I have pleaded to see this reality in unique ways, have always been fascinated by the unknown and recently believed I am being prepared for life on another world. This preparation means accepting Life after Life and a partnership with God. It also means realizing there is another way of experiencing what we accredit as belonging to the human perspective. I also believe there is more to the human experience than what our environment or society teaches us.

It excites me! I have experienced many beautiful and mysterious things through out the years that have ultimately strengthened my Faith in a Divine partnership. I believe God is Alive and I am calling these moments of lucidity Whispers from a Living Spirit.

Very strange and interesting things are happening. Beautiful things. I'm not sure how to articulate what has taken place just today. It would be a long winded post. But I am going to try anyways... If you're still here with me reading, thanks for humoring me.

Aside from our group UB study I participate in another virtual group. It's a silent zoom meditation where a few of us get together to practice. We have two new members and I am in communication with both. One of the girls told me in private that ever since attending the meditation she has been able to wake up in her dreams. In other words, become lucid. Something interesting is, at the same time, our host Casey Claar has also reported real lucidity in her dreams. Both of these women are becoming aware that they are dreaming, and waking up in their dreams.

While I am not waking up in my dreams... It feels more like this life is a dream, and I am being given opportunities to wake up from it- through the Whispers of a Living(Loving) Spirit.

Last Saturday I thought I experienced a hallucination... I was driving to work and I suddenly saw a beautiful olive skinned, bald oriental monk in orange robes. He looked serene, the feeling in my entire body was "VICTORY." It was such a profound and peaceful sensation. But like that, the vision ended and I realized I was staring at a man and his wife walking their dog. Whatever I saw, wasn't actually there. But it left such an impression on me that I shared this with others... And the whispers from the Spirit spoke when that Saturday I met a new forum member with an interest in Eastern/Asian philosophy. Synchronicity, yes?

Today, I bought groceries before headed to work... Well. This time, I actually SAW an asian monk with orange and yellow robes. I shop here all the time, such a sighting is *RARE. I was a bit dumbfounded... I wanted to take a picture, but I thought that would be rude. The time on my clock showed 9:33AM.
So instead, I went to work and jotted down what happened on a piece of paper.

Almost an hour went by, when a sudden inclination to look out towards the parking lot overcame me. A white truck drove by with the word, "Infinity" on its side. Without thinking, I immediately decided to add this to my personal notes... I felt like Detective Miller from the Expanse. My desire to commune with the invisible intelligence was happening in real time.

Right after that a new customer walked into our store. It would have been a normal interaction except my coworker had the feeling to stop and ask her if she was, "so and so" a name I can not remember... And the new customer was a little freaked out and said Yes, I am her. My coworker could not contain her excitement, and apparently- this person was her childhood best friend. They were being reacquainted for the first time after 20+ years. She was so ecstatic she was laughing and then crying as they embraced each other in the middle of the store for a good 3-4 minutes.
After their encounter... They both said to each other they felt whatever just happened was, "Divine Intervention."

I picked up on all of this and wrote it down on my little piece of paper... 10:30AM coworker is reacquainted with childhood friend and brought to tears of joy. "Divine Intervention"

....Shwew, and this was only just the beginning of my day!!

There is more... I don't need to share all of it. But I would like to add... By the end of the day, one of our walkie talkies was on and it called it self. The ringer on it went off- the battery flashed that it was dead or dying and I think I saw something or someone in the corner of my eye as it was happening. And right after that the battery on the walkie talkie went back to full and it was as if nothing happened.

Considering all that is happening... All that you two have shared with me- and I'm just now making the connection about the orange pen and the monk in the orange robes... I feel like the veil in my personal life is thinning, and I am extremely grateful and I don't want to stop here. We're just getting started. No, I am not bored at all. I am aware that this guidance is one of Love and before me is an opportunity to become Lucid in this waking life and possibly see reality from an entirely new perspective.

------ Wow ok thanks for making it this far.

The last thing I have to mention is that I can not attend this Friday. My friend is having his bachelor party and we're going out for dinner.
I will miss you guys and will try to listen to the audio anyways.

Loving regards ~ Thank you all for your support and your interest.
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Correction- not last Saturday but Saturday Oct. 26th is when I first thought I saw a monk my, "hallucination"
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That's a great experience, Eric. I believe you'll keep having these and they will push you forward even more.

So, who's up for today's meeting? We're starting on paper 5.

Have a very nice weekend!


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Hey guys,

Since Eric can’t make it tonight, perhaps we should take a little break this week and resume with paper 6 next Friday.

Have a great weekend, all!

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I agree Jon, it just wouldn't be the same, Eric brings some interesting points to our sessions.


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As do the two of you! I'm sorry we missed last week. I have also been hoping Sandy might join us one of these sessions.

I am really blown away by the UB more and more. I feel like I have to go back and make sure I understand the first 5 papers. :lol:

I think I understood that... if we were to make direct contact with God(to stand before him) it would kill us? The human body I mean??

This makes sense to me, it's kind of like saying our bodies physical capacity for that level of energy is not designed for such magnificence?

And so it makes me wonder... Is that why Synchronicity is Gods language? Synchronicity has taught me a few things...
1) Our thoughts are not solely in our heads
2) Physical reality is malleable to God

This reality is very real to us, and it could also be fair to say it's a simulation. That doesn't mean we are Neo jumping buildings and dodging bullets. :lol: No even the simulation is *real. But what is it to God the personality who can manipulate matter to acknowledge our innermost thoughts?

Also... I always believed- All is God. And I still believe it. But the UB makes it fun to push the comforts of my imagining. It isn't enough for me to say All is One, true it may be, my understanding is still limited. My childlike curiosity and wonder continues on.

This is just an example. If my example does not jive with your understanding or the UB please don't take it so literal: For interpretation... I think of Mother Nature(as we humans call her) as a personality. Nature, as an omnipotent intelligence. She exist and is able to feel the breath of all her creatures and yet she exist independently from her own omnipotence. She exist as the individual pine needles draped over the branches of a tree, as the squirrel scurrying along the branches, as flowing water rushing over mud, as the spider struggling to finish its web, the rabbit nestled in its burrow...

This is how I think of us with God. A part of God, and still God exist as a personality. And so my mind is really excited at trying to understand the UBs spiritual hierarchy, the various worlds and evolutionary journey ahead.

The concentric circles seen on the cover of UB continue to impress upon my mind. While we should make the most of our time here, I am also enjoying trying to understand Gods language and imagine him as a personality without a human form. So when we experience communication via colors, symbols... Telepathy/Intuition (faster than words right?) It makes me think about our future incarnation and the beings employed in granting us every opportunity available to know God.

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Hello Eric,

As do the two of you! I'm sorry we missed last week. I have also been hoping Sandy might join us one of these sessions.

I am really blown away by the UB more and more. I feel like I have to go back and make sure I understand the first 5 papers. :lol:
Don't be sorry. I believe you had wonderful experiences at the time of the sessions. And even if you couldn't say so at first, look deeper, it is always good to have some wind change.


I think I understood that... if we were to make direct contact with God(to stand before him) it would kill us? The human body I mean??

This makes sense to me, it's kind of like saying our bodies physical capacity for that level of energy is not designed for such magnificence?

And so it makes me wonder... Is that why Synchronicity is Gods language? Synchronicity has taught me a few things...
1) Our thoughts are not solely in our heads
2) Physical reality is malleable to God
I believe the word somebody used was annihilated us. As other someone and I believe I quoted back in the sessions, once told me: "Can you stand for a long long time in the sun and not get burned?" The obvious answer was No. So he carried on: "God created our sun as a little star, and it is known to be a not so hot nor bright star." When we stand before God, (after a very long time), we will be capable of withstanding His Light, Power and Love. That will not be our current physical body, but a much more greater and capable, mmmm lets call it "vessel". But even if we will capable of being before our Father, if that wasn't the time, we just be there and we wouldn't know that we would be before our Father. .

This reality is very real to us, and it could also be fair to say it's a simulation. That doesn't mean we are Neo jumping buildings and dodging bullets. :lol: No even the simulation is *real. But what is it to God the personality who can manipulate matter to acknowledge our innermost thoughts?
Who said that at some point we will not be able to do Neo stuff? Like Morpheous said: "when you're ready you just you won't have to." (dodge bullets), it might not be in this life time. But even if it seems to far fetched, there are a couple of things out there that seem strange and outstanding. I'm not a naive person, but just like you, the possibility, somehow lights something within, even if the mind says: "That's bs!!" (excuse my language). You can even feel it. Start on meditation visualising a field of light that is around you. Eventually you'll feel a little bit warmer. Where does the heat come from? Are your cells metabolizing faster? Why aren't you hungry then? And this is just a tiny fraction. There are witnesses of visitors (UFO and such), that say that our humankind is very much capable of much more than they can imagine. But this is another conversation.

Also... I always believed- All is God. And I still believe it. But the UB makes it fun to push the comforts of my imagining. It isn't enough for me to say All is One, true it may be, my understanding is still limited. My childlike curiosity and wonder continues on.

This is just an example. If my example does not jive with your understanding or the UB please don't take it so literal: For interpretation... I think of Mother Nature(as we humans call her) as a personality. Nature, as an omnipotent intelligence. She exist and is able to feel the breath of all her creatures and yet she exist independently from her own omnipotence. She exist as the individual pine needles draped over the branches of a tree, as the squirrel scurrying along the branches, as flowing water rushing over mud, as the spider struggling to finish its web, the rabbit nestled in its burrow...
Neil deGrasse Tyson said, in one of his many interviews said (I'm paraphrasing): "In a single cm of your intestines, there are more living organisms than people in the planet. And those living organisms, can make you go to restroom every 12 minutes if they get upset. And we think we are in charge?" So I think that at some point All is God, because everything was created as he foresaw that it would be, even though that everything was delegated to other beings like the Creator Sons. Everything, everyone and anything is a tiny part of a bigger picture. So in a sense, yes All is God, but not everything really is.


This is how I think of us with God. A part of God, and still God exist as a personality. And so my mind is really excited at trying to understand the UBs spiritual hierarchy, the various worlds and evolutionary journey ahead.
And much more.

The concentric circles seen on the cover of UB continue to impress upon my mind. While we should make the most of our time here, I am also enjoying trying to understand Gods language and imagine him as a personality without a human form. So when we experience communication via colors, symbols... Telepathy/Intuition (faster than words right?) It makes me think about our future incarnation and the beings employed in granting us every opportunity available to know God.

:roll

Eventually like the documentary (Neo Documentary), you won't see the simulation, but the underneath (code?) reality as it is. As an exercise, I've always read repeating in my mind the words, as our parents read stories when we were kids (mine stopped as I start reading by myself). But it turns out you can read the words without saying them in your mind, and this makes reading a lot faster. Your mind can think up a concept as a symbol, like a representation of a whole word description in a paragraph just a thought away. So yes, you'll receive images and information much more than symbols and colors, because sometimes it is needed for you to act upon the message or be amazed enough to wake up and look.

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Oscar,

Thank you for taking the time to respond to my musings. That is very kind, and your ideas are very inspiring.

It really means a lot to have others chime in with their thoughts.

I look forward to seeing you, Jon and maybe our wonderful friend Sandy this Friday.

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So, are we up for today's meeting?

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Hope so! I'll be there~
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I'll be there as well! :)
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Just want to check with our gracious host Mr Jon if we're still on for tomorrow? Paper 7! :bana:
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Hi Eric,

My step sister is coming to visit me this weekend, so I’m not going to be able to host the meeting this week. Let’s pick up paper 7 next week, God willing.

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That sounds just fine. Enjoy the time with your family. :)
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I have a 6:30pm appointment tonight. It changed last minute, apologies!
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No worries, Eric. I have the Zoom room opened now and will keep it open for 15 minutes or so in case Oscar was planning to attend. Sandy, it would be great to see you. I hope everything is good with you! Here is the meeting link again:

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