I get angry reading much of what I find online regarding interactions with the Higher Self (HS) and other Divine beings: God, Gaia, Jesus, various Archangels or your Ascended Hamster. Most everything I read reminds me of that idealised Heaven that is presented in church; drugged serene-looking Angels sitting around on fluffy white clouds, playing harps and radiating boredom love.
Tutorials I’ve seen for contacting these entities speak of “approach(ing) them with the utmost reverence”. Then of course there’s an imperial fuckton of “channeled” material to wade through which makes all these entities sound like the typical spiritual cliche. (Insert rainbow, unicorn, fairies and glitter here.)
In my experience, the HS is just You ..albeit You unbound by Earthly dimensions. The HS: evolved You, who has mastered internal issues. Does it seem reasonable that this You would demand your obsequiousness? That they would be snobby and look down on you as a lesser being? That sure doesnt show mastery of anything! That’s the same old rigid social structure that is deeply artificial, that so many put value to down here on Earth! Imagine a healthy relationship, where you approach your HS as you would a friend, for love, guidance and to share a joke. Much like an afterlife of joy, experience, fun, and freedom appeals to me a lot more than eternally static, fluffy-white-harp-Heaven, so an approachable HS mentor and friend appeals a lot more than a stuck up prig with a God-complex. In the same vein, a loving, listening and approachable deity resonates..an implacable, silent, worship-sucking one does not.
Think of Gaia.. Mother Earth. How do you talk to your own mother? Maybe you sit down together and share a coffee and a chat. She offers her experience and love; the bond you share enables you to feel comfortable asking questions and sharing a joke. How very different from the “audience with Gaia” scenario of a sacred space, hushed tones and perfectly phrased, “approved” questions. Uncondition love? Yes. But, just as Mom gets angry if you piss her off, hey, so does Gaia! How would Mom take you throwing trash all over the yard? I doubt she’d sit there all sweetness, light and “bounteous love.”
To further illustrate my point I’ve included an excerpt from some “channeled” material I found online, followed by my blogged response at the time.
I JUST FOUND THIS ON THE INTERNET>> supposedly a letter from “Gaia”
A letter from our Planet Gaea
GREETINGS FROM GAIA
Dear People of my Planet,
I am joyous to have this opportunity to speak to all of you. There is much I wish to share with my humans. I say “my humans” not because I have ownership of you, but because each of you is made up of the same elements and dimensions as this planet. Therefore, as even one of you raises your vibration towards becoming Lightbody, you facilitate that transformation for the entire planet. We are becoming ONE now, and no “voice” is too small to impact our reality.
In preparation for OUR return to Lightbody, many of you are remembering the lives of other aspects of your Multidimensional SELF wearing the form of Lightbody on different planets, galaxies and dimensions. Now that you have established a communication with these members of your SELF while in the Integration Chamber, they can assist you in your third dimensional form as well. If only one of you can remember even a small portion of the process of becoming Lightbody” in another incarnation, that information will join humanity’s Collective Consciousness to assist everyone.
…………..(*REAMS OF LIGHTWORKER BULLSHIT IN THE SAME VEIN*)…………….
I, Gaia, will continue to be your Guide as we complete OUR process together.
Your partner,
Gaia, the Consciousness of Earth
Gaaaah what a load of toss.. fucking “Gaia channelers”..seriously, you are so far off the mark its untrue! “Mummy Earth” DOES not think that .. “Mummy Earth” is thinking more like this:
“JesusFuckingChrist I’m sick of the ungrateful bastards polluting my biosphere, im sick of the sneery, nasty, feral scum that seem to be everywhere, who ruin it for the few decent kids I have. I’m sick of the thoughtless majority who litter everywhere, who let their dogs shit randomly, and who drive round in their shitty cars blaring tuneless, thumping shite. I’m sick of the all-too-prevalent nasty, spiteful and selfish attitudes. Im sick of the MEMEME vibe. The whole population needs ridding of this shit, theyre an evolutionary dead-end. When I’M in charge things will be different, scum will get no second chances, rant rant rant…”
Yep, i’d guess that “Lady Gaia” is mightily pissed off. Take it from one who knows.. the Earth is not your friend, she is not some cow-eyed, ever-loving saintly mommy, who will take shit and bite it down, while you steal from her purse and vandalise her yard with your mindless, feral buddies. She’s like any halfway decent, human mom- shes fucked off with it.
Bloody lightworkers. My advice? grow a spine, stop letting bigger kids push you around, and fight back for once in your pink, fluffy lives. There is no honor or dignity in being beaten to a bloody pulp and saying “Hey brother, I love you, rape my ass when u are finished beating me 
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Being a good person doesnt mean denying your humanity. Remember kids, saints have one thing in common: they’re all DEAD.
It seems that the wider meta-community is suckered into the “goal” of serenity and perfect, bland, indistinguishabe order.
I put forth the idea that on a dizzingly high level we are all part of a whole, yet within that whole we are unique ..the goal here isn’t oblivious union, people! It is simply to BE, enjoy who we are, and realise that social, and higher-up hierarchies are unnecessary in the giving and receiving of respect, wisdom,help and love. In the same way our many feelings, thoughts and experiences combine to make us who we are, we make God/the Source what It is ..an infinitely complex Being, composed of all possible facets ..separate yet harmonious. The Ego isn’t evil..but that’s another blog 
Im annoyed that every Seeker is bombarded with the tunnel-visioned mindset to higher interaction that I’ve spoken of ..and I give thanks that I have my own approach, which works for me far BETTER than being told by some prissy lightworker how to tread my spiritual path. Spirituality should be accessible for all, and that demands flexibility. So, if the “popular” method isn’t working for you, try mine ..or come up with your own.
Taking the Divine to encompass the higher self and other entities, my closing thoughts are that the Divine is not intimidating, a doormat, or on a pedestal. The Divine is the best parent, friend, teacher and company you could want ..and fun to hang out with too!
–Gehenna
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July 1st, 2008 - 10:41 pm
Awesome honey
fuckin awesome!!!!
July 2nd, 2008 - 2:59 am
Hi there! I like your take on the higher self…….”In my experience, the HS is just You ..albeit You unbound by Earthly dimensions. The HS: evolved You, who has mastered internal issues. Does it seem reasonable that this You would demand your obsequiousness? That they would be snobby and look down on you as a lesser being? That sure doesnt show mastery of anything!”
Same here, in my experience as well. I wrote an article about my experiences with connecting to my higher self on a few occasions (not trying to plug my stuff, just using it to show why I agree….) and it was exactly as you describe. Me, only, a higher evolved me that’s mastered the primitive 3rd density instincts, ego, and all the rest that drags us down. And while it was emotionally unplugged from the issues that rile us up “down here” in the zoo, (due to higher awareness and expanded insight) it had nothing but empathy. In fact, I hate to say it but it downright felt sorry for me/its past self. !!! haha ;D Seriously. I played that part down in my article because I didn’t want to seem like I was being a victim or something, or trying to get sympathy. But yeah, during the one and only time I seemed to “merge” with it spontaneously by accident, all I can say is wherever this thing lives, I want to be there. !! It was so *light* there, so expanded, and the personality was so mature, wise and empathetic. But not a fluffy rainbow unicorn like you were rightfully poking fun at. It’s smart and aware. Just unencumbered. It’s nice.
Regarding this idea: “I put forth the idea that on a dizzingly high level we are all part of a whole, yet within that whole we are unique ..the goal here isn’t oblivious union, people!” …..I think you would like the new blog called “Splinter in the Mind,” by Bronte Baxter. It only just started in April, but what a blog it is. Several of the posts deal with her experiences practicing transcendental meditation….and exposing what a load of hooey it is, and a soul trap. I haven’t practiced TM myself, but apparently one of the big philosophies of TM (and many new age practices in general) is to dissolve the ego, ie, disintegrate your individuality and melt into the one/whole/all that is. Etc. She talks about the way many TM practicers have these glazed over eyes, and passive fluffy personalities that have become shells of what they used to be. She’s not the only one noting this though, and the way that many of these new age/meditation practices are actually designed to steer its practioners in the opposite, detrimental, direction. So yeah, your comment reminded me about that, and how on her blog she advocates the idea that our individuality is a precious gift…….it’s what the creator source intended. Yes, we’re all connected in the big scheme of things, but we’ve also been given the gift to experience life on our own terms, as a “separate” unit.
Anyway, this has gone on longer than I intended! ;D Great blog postings…….
Carissa
July 3rd, 2008 - 5:29 pm
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Love, is all I have to say. You never cease to amaze me. I could babble for ever about what you had to say, but I won’t. I digress. I only love.
July 5th, 2008 - 1:28 pm
Now I have read your post of HS and Gods, deities and whatnots. All of your quoted material seems to be from “Lightworkers.” I would like to see quotes perhaps from other religions or self-proclaimed believers. What experiences I have had….or shall I say is what I believe to be with my HS (I will not proclaim that it is or was, I willing apply an appropriate amount of skepticism as I like to question things a thousand times, and break them down into comprehensible bits, until I can only pull out undeniable, (at least to my self) facts from them.) But, to continue, if it was as I believe my HS I contacted first, it was female….as I am male. Second, it took the form more suited to a Demon then a Goddess, or Angel, lastly she wasn’t preaching love thy neighbor, but nor did she press kill thy neighbor either, her “lessons” allowed me to if you will “Awaken” that in me which laid dormant, to further some of this would be long winded and complicated, also requiring a deeper understanding of who I am which, I of course being the trust few attitude do not wish to share in this post. I will let this lie as I learned alot, and her attitude wasn’t to change me, change came as I grew to understand what I learned and placed it into application. I found more of who I was, what I believe and where I seemed best suited in life. Also she seemed to bring an interesting complicated question to my mind that I am still sorting through to better understand. I will have to say when meeting with my believed HS the atmosphere was “darker” if you will, but comforting and time spent with her was like time spent with a Best Friend or Lover.
RavenFox
(I apologize if this post seems choppy and slightly confusing, trying to bring forward a point without going into too much detail can be tough! LOL)
July 8th, 2008 - 3:14 pm
You are absolutely correct, I couldn’t have said it better myself!