Our Ultimate Reality--Newsletter excerpts

[Chris Oldham]

Here is an excerpt from this week's newsletter. I have left in the links at the end for you to explore.

The Beatitudes of the Bible - Blessed are the poor in Spirit

I have received many messages asking why I have not continued my
series on decoding the inner secrets of the Bible of late.

One reason is that it is clear from messages received that some
people have confused my writings as being an endorsement of the
theological, religious, dogmatic interpretation of the Bible.

This concerns me because the Bible is anything but theological - it
is a book - in particular the Gospels - on Spiritual Growth and
Metaphysics originally to prepare people for the end of the age
that we are fast approaching - Jesus made this clear several times.

My writings on the Bible are specifically to reveal these inner
teachings that people may benefit Spiritually, and not to endorse
the erroneous theological doctrines that have been perpetuated over
the centuries.

That said - in response to the many requests for which I thank
everyone, this week we will continue our look at the inner secrets of the Bible with an aspect that we have not looked at previously, but which are nevertheless very important - the "Beatitudes":

"And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he
was set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and
taught them, saying:

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness:
for they shall be filled.

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children
of God.

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and
shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven:
for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you".
-- Matthew 5:1 - 12

Although the Beatitudes are among the most well known of Bible
passages along with The Lord's Prayer, they are, as with The Lord's
Prayer, almost completely misunderstood by orthodox religion.

They are usually recited mechanically and verbatim without any true
understanding of the great significance of these teachings of Yeshua
aka Jesus.

Taken as a whole the eight Beatitudes are a summary of the inner
teachings of Jesus, and may be compared to the Eightfold Path of
the Buddhists in that respect.
It is particularly crucial therefore to understand the true meanings
of these eightfold teachings of Jesus.

These Beatitudes commenced an event that came to be known as "The
Sermon on the Mount", which include many very important teachings,
the first group of which we will discuss today in the context of
the first Beatitude:

"Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven".

Let us begin by clarifying what this does not mean since it is so
misunderstood. To be "poor in Spirit" does not mean to be "poor
Spirited" which has negative connotations.

To be "poor in Spirit" really means to be void of all selfishness
and pre-conceptions and the desire to conform to the expectations
of others, in favour of a totally open-Minded orientation towards
the inner path to God.

To be "Poor in Spirit" means an unconditional willingness to set
aside all creeds, dogma, indoctrination and all ideas of what life
should be like in accordance with others, instead looking within,
and thereby seek and find the Kingdom of God.

To be "poor in Spirit" therefore means to set aside, without
question or fear, all that stands in the way of the inner path to
perfection, the path of return to our Divine Creator from Whence we
came in the beginning, the same path that every single person must,
sooner or later embark upon.

Such a person is indeed, without question "Blessed".

One of the biggest trappings - I would not say "failings" because
at the final analysis all is Experience - is the relentless quest
for material possessions and gratification. This is the single
biggest obstacle to being "poor in Spirit" and accordingly Blessed.

It is fine to experience Abundance as our natural state as
discussed at the beginning of this newsletter, but not to be
obsessed with riches at all costs. Abundance is a natural and
blessed state of Being, whereas an obsession for riches and power
is not - it is the opposite in fact.

Make no mistake - those who seek the trappings of material riches
at the expense of the Kingdom of Heaven are rejecting the salvation
that Jesus came here to offer humanity.

By "salvation" I do not mean this in any dogmatic, theological
sense, but in the context of the transition of the ages that we are
now facing, which Jesus came here to prepare humanity for.

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast
into the sea, and gathered of every kind: which, when it was
filled, they drew up on the beach; and they sat down, and gathered
the good into vessels, but the bad they cast away. So shall it be
in the end of the age: the angels shall come forth, and sever the
wicked from among the righteous, And shall cast them into the
furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They
say unto him, Yea, Lord. -- Matthew 13:49 - 51

This is particularly relevant in the context of the first Beatitude
which teaches that the context of "poor in Spirit" as opposed to
those craving material possessions the "wicked" shall be severed
from the righteous - and make no mistake - the poor in Spirit are
among the righteous.

In conclusion therefore the first Beatitude may be summarised thus:

"Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven".

Meaning:

Blessed are those who have rid themselves of the craving of
material possession and the need to conform to the expectations and
demands of others, for they shall find the inner path back to
Source, Our "Father", God on the path to Divine Perfection and
unimaginable glories far beyond anything Earth has to offer.

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[Chris Oldham]

The truth about Superstitions

Our main topic this week is on a subject that countless millions or
even billions of people are subjected to - superstition.

I frequently receive questions clearly motivated by superstition.

Such questions often involve for example the use of crystals, dates,
numbers, the most infamous of which is the number 13.

This week therefore I thought worthwhile to take a close look
at superstition in general with the objective of putting the
motives behind such superstition in a proper perspective.

Before looking at superstition generally we will first take a
closer look at the superstition revolving around the number 13
which is probably one of the most pervasive of all superstitions
affecting millions of people.

While the number 13 is sometimes viewed as a "lucky number", for
most who allow 13 to influence their lives it is deemed to be very
"unlucky", especially in the context of the date "Friday 13" which
for millions is a day of foreboding and even terror, the adherents
to which allow this date to seriously affect their activities on
those days.

There are countless office and apartment blocks - probably even
some in your area - that leave out floor number 13 going instead
directly from floor 12 to floor 14.

Many airports do not have a terminal 13 - again going directly
from terminal 12 to terminal 14.

Many streets of homes likewise do not include a number 13 instead
missing it out altogether in favour of only having numbers 12 and
14. Again you will not need to go far to see this for yourself.

And so it goes on - the number 13 influencing the lives and actions
of millions of otherwise rational people.

It should be clear by now that the fear of number 13 is not
restricted to an eccentric or superstitious few, but is a fear that
is firmly routed in the human psyche at all levels of cultures.

The fear of number 13 even has a name - "triskaidekaphobia".

So how did this come about?

There are many possible origins for the number 13 superstition, but
mot of which appear to originate within the superstition of
religion - so 13 is a superstition born out of superstition.

For example - biblical accounts claim that Judas, the alleged
"betrayer" of Jesus, was the thirteenth person to sit down at "the
last supper" shortly before Jesus was "crucified".

In the context of Friday 13, it is said that Jesus was actually
crucified on a Friday.

Also on On Friday, October 13, 1307, King Philip IV of France
ordered the arrests the Knights Templars.

There are many other such examples of events with negative
connotations being associated with the number 13.

At the final analysis however the number 13 as well as Friday 13
have, over the centuries become firmly rooted in the human psyche
as an irrational fear, albeit a powerful and pervasive fear,
approaching in scale the biggest of all irrational fears - fear of
the change known as "death".

So what is the truth of the number 13?

Is there a more enlightened truth?

Yes there is.

Before the advent of orthodox religion, our ancient ancestors,
before the fall of humanity to its present levels, were generally
very enlightened people, including, but not limited to the Ancient
Egyptians, Ancient Chinese and Tibetans, and the Ancient Indians as
well as the now lost races inhabiting the lands of Atlantis and
Lemuria and many other lost civilisations now lying hundreds or
thousands of feet under the sea that are now being discovered.

What did 13 mean to these wise ancients?

To the Ancient Egyptians 13 was a very sacred number representing
Enlightenment. To the Ancient Egyptians there were 12 steps on the
path of evolution in physical life, the 13th step representing the
final transcendence of the cycles of incarnation to achieve
enlightenment and the gateway to greater things including Spiritual
immortality.

13 had a similar and sacred significance to the Ancient Chinese.

We only need to look at nature to see the significance of the
number 13.

There are 13 lunar cycles in a year. Many other cycles of the year
are in cycles of 13.

The path of the moon across the sky is over 13 degrees.

There are numerous other examples of the number 13 appearing in
nature - all manifestations of the First Cause, of Source, of God
Who is Perfect, and never created anything that is in any way
imperfect.

An excellent example of such perfection and symmetry is "Metatron's
Cube" - the "fruit of life".

Metatron's cube broadly consists of 13 circles arranged in the form
of a perfect figure - a dodecahedron. Each circle is considered to
be a node, each connected to another circle by a single line,
resulting in 78 lines or "paths".

Metatron's cube has many levels of occult meanings, too many and
complex to discuss here, but the broad significance is that
Metatron is said to have created the cube from His own Soul, which
is an aspect of Perfection, just as humans in turn are an aspect of
perfection.

So here, in Metatron's Cube we see 13, as with the Ancient Egyptians
representing Perfection - how can 13 in therefore be considered to
be "unlucky".

Much more can be said about the number 13, but the above is
sufficient to clearly see that fear of the number 13 is clearly
both irrational and superstitious, originally arising from the
superstition of religion which itself controls the lives of billions
of people.

That said - superstitions can be and often are very real to those
adhering to them, with a failure to submit to the superstition
often resulting in something "bad" happening.

For example - where I live there is a great tradition of folklore
going back over many centuries. On a main road here there is a
bridge called "The Fairy Bridge" where a group of benevolent
"faeries" or "fay folk" are said to live. The local residents
always greet the "faeries" as they pass over the bridge lest they
offend the "faeries" who would then exact retribution. Many a time
a superstitious person has failed to greet the "faeries" and has
experience a negative event such as a tyre blowout on their car
soon afterwards.

There are countless other cases of people who have experienced "bad
luck" as a direct result of failing to perform some sort of
superstitious ritual such as for example "knocking on wood".

So how can this be so, especially among many otherwise rational
people?

The answer lies within the power of the Subconscious Mind and The
Law of Attraction.

Plain and simple - whatever we believe to be true is true. So if we
believe that the number 13 is "unlucky", or that by failing to form
a specific action or ritual some negative experience will arise,
then so shall it be.

The Subconscious Mind, or more correctly Subconsciousness is that
aspect of our Mind that is also an aspect, channel of expressions
of Universal Mind and is therefore infinitely powerful.

In accordance with The Law of Attraction whatever we think about
persistently, focus on or imagine we will attract - whether it is
rational, wanted or not.

Subconsciousness is immutable and makes no effort to determine
whether any thought or action "makes sense" or not - that is for
the Conscious Mind to determine, and it is the Conscious Mind that
adheres to superstitions.

Any "bad" event arising from failing to adhere to a superstition is
the direct result of the fear of the consequences of that
superstition - every single time - no exceptions.

So how does a superstitious person rid themselves of the fear of
number 13 or indeed any other superstition?

Well there are several ways of approaching this.

1. Look at the facts of the superstition. Instead of simply blindly
adhering to a superstition, as with religion for example, instead
question it's logic. Ask yourself, honestly, how failing to do
something, or doing it incorrectly, can possible result in a
certain event.

It will not be long before the truth of the superstition becomes
apparent.

2. Understand the power of the Subconscious aspect of Mind -
Subconsciousness - and how it attracts your experiential reality.

By understanding your own Divine connections and therefore powers,
you will be able to take positive control over your own experience
instead of being a slave to age-old superstition.

3. Confront the superstition head-on.

For example - if you are afraid of the number 13 or Friday 13, go
and do things that include the number 13 and make Friday 13 a
special day for activities with your family or friends.

Celebrate Friday 13 with a meal or some other treat.

Go to the shops on Friday 13 and purchase 13 of something, or
purchase something that includes the number 13 in the price.

If you are afraid of walking under a ladder then make an effort to
go into town and walk under as many ladders as you encounter.

If you are afraid of breaking a mirror then obtain a cheap mirror
and break it - being careful not to cut yourself and disposing of
the pieces safely where no one else can cut themselves.

At first these actions might give rise to anxiety, apprehension or
even fear, but nevertheless you must confront these emotions and
continue regardless. For example whenever such an emotion arises,
say firmly ""Cancel!, Cancel!, Cancel!" continuing until it
dissipates.

Keep telling yourself that you are a logical, rational person, an
expression of God with absolute power over your own experience.

You will soon find that after no adverse consequences result from
any of these actions that your superstition no longer has power over
you, and will simply dissipate leaving you feeling lighter, happier
and exhilarated.

Above all always keep in Mind that we all create our own reality at
every level, and there are no external "forces" beyond our control
that can bring about anything we would not wish for.

[Chris Oldham]

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The true origin of disease
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When people contract an illness, ailment or disease, it is always
assumed that external factors are to blame, or in some cases other
intangible factors such as "inherited risks", environmental factors
etc.

While these factors may well be a catalyst, or expose some people
to a higher risk than others of contracting any given disease, the
true source of all disease is in one location - Within.

For example, while our ancient ancestors of thousands of years ago
generally lived for a shorter time, when they "died" it was
invariably due to such physical factors as starvation, cold,
conflict etc.

Modern diseases, as we know them today, simply did not exist back
then. It should also be mentioned that to our ancient ancestors
"old age" was not a natural state.

So what then is the origin of "modern disease"?

The answer is the Mind.

Most people reading this newsletter will already know that The Law
of Attraction shapes our external experience in accordance with our
thoughts, feeling and emotions.

Fewer people might know that it is also our thoughts, feelings and
emotions that both shape our body and determine its state of health.

"As a Man Thinketh. so he Is".

These thoughts of Mind can be of two distinct types:

1. Voluntary or pro-active. This includes worrying about a certain
aspect of health or of the body, worrying about "catching" a
certain disease, worrying about family traits and genetic disorders
etc. In all these cases whatever such a person dwell on will become
their reality sooner or later.

2. Involuntary or passive. Examples of this type of thought Energy
includes worry, fear and in particular stress.

Now let us look at these two origins for disease in more detail.

1. When a person worries about a specific aspect of their body or
health, thereby focusing on it, sometimes obsessively, the
Subconscious Mind, which has total dominion over every aspect of
the physical body will accept that thought or thoughts as an
instruction, and build the body, by arranging the cells of the body
accordingly.

It is universally accepted by science and medicine that our body is
completely rebuilt every few years. Some parts take hours, others
days, weeks or months, but after a few years every cell in our body
is new.

The Subconscious Mind however continually re-builds the body in
accordance with the Thought Forms held about it, using those
Thought Forms as a blueprint instead of the original blueprint of
perfection held of us by our Divine Creator.

The Subconscious Mind never "thinks" as such - that is for the
conscious Mind and Ego - never questions and never rationalises.

So if a person worries about contracting a certain disorder, for
example diabetes, or worries about being overweight, then the
Subconscious Mind only perceives "diabetes" or "overweight" as
instructions and intent, and will bring these disorders into
physical manifestation within the person originating those thoughts.

So what then is the solution?

Simply to ensure that we think only healthy thoughts and always
hold an image of ourselves as we would like to be - our idea of
perfection.

In absolute terms we should only ever think about and know, beyond
any doubt, perfect health. We do not need to define "perfect health"
because Source, God has already "created" us as perfect in every
way - God knows only perfection - and therefore our Subconscious
Mind, being intimately connected with Universal Mind, God, will
always build and maintain the body in that same state of
perfection, unless the Conscious Mind issues conflicting thoughts.
In this case the Subconscious Mind will always follow the
instructions of the conscious Mind without question because the
Subconscious Mind has total dominion over the realms of the
physical body.

So in summary - if we know and think only perfect health, and above
all consciously realise and express God, Source, Universal Mind in
the image of perfection, then perfect health and wellbeing must
follow - by Principle.

2. Involuntary or passive originated disease is slightly different.

These diseases are generally the outward manifestation of feelings
and emotions as opposed to thoughts, and are therefore non-specific
in nature.

There are many different such feelings and emotions including, but
not limited to stress, anxiety and fear.

These feelings and emotions are the direct response to perceived
lifestyle issues such as for example, money issues, a stressful
job or relationship, fear about what the future might "bring" etc.

These low vibration, negative feelings and emotions cause
disturbances in the Energy body, disturbances that will be
exacerbated if the Energy body, and in particular the Energy
centres known as the Chakras.

Now as our inner Being is a perfect reflection of our outer Being -
at every level - by immutable Universal Principle - then these
disturbances of the Energy Body must, sooner or later manifest in
the physical body as a physically observable and experiences
disease.

Due to the fact that the stress on the Energy body is due to more
general and uncontrolled negative feelings and emotions, the
disturbances thus manifested will also manifest the corresponding
type of disease.

There are many such diseases that could be thus manifested, but two
of the most frequent are cancer, in all of its forms, and premature
ageing - I am sure you will have heard of or seen people that "look
old beyond their years" - this is precisely the reason why.

So again - what is the solution?

The absolute solution is to know, beyond any doubt that by
understanding our true Divine, Spiritual Nature, and by consciously
realising and expressing God within, we have absolute and complete
control over our own experience and reality, thus alleviating all
worries, fear and stress on the Energy body brought about by
observing external factors.

Yes cancer sometimes has a hereditary component, but it still
cannot manifest without a trigger, and that trigger is stress in
its various forms, stressing the Energy body resulting in
disturbances which are manifested in the outer, physical body.

Fear of death will surely hasten death preceded by accelerated
ageing, disease and so on.

By empowering ourselves with true inner knowledge and thus living
an empowered life over which we have absolute control, then our life
is immediately glorious, joyful and self-empowered - and this is
precisely what everyone should strive for.

Both Our Ultimate Reality and Science of Being in Twenty Seven
Lessons will show you how to achieve this level of
self-empowerment, so you need never be at the mercy of your
uncontrolled thoughts or external factors ever again.

[Chris Oldham]

Today we will look at the next, the fourth Beatitude in our series
of analysis:

"Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness:
for they shall be filled".

The key to understanding this Beatitude lies in the true meaning of
the word "righteousness".

The word "righteousness" is commonly believed to mean "good
conduct". In fact there is a much more important meaning of the word
"righteousness" - "right thinking".

As I mentioned at the beginning of this newsletter, everything that
we experience, have ever experienced and ever will experience is a
direct consequence of our thoughts. This is also a basis for The
Law of Attraction which most will be familiar with.

Thoughts are causes which always, without exception, give rise to
their corresponding effects in accordance with the great Hermetic
Principle expounded by Hermes Trismegistus - "As Above, so Below",
which might be more appropriately expressed as "As Within, So
Without".

To understand this better we should look at the thought process.

Our thoughts take shape and have their effect in the Causal Sphere
of the Universe, before "descending" or more accurately travelling
outwards through ever decreasing vibration and increasing density
until finally manifesting in to our physical experiential reality in
the world of matter.

Every single thought, without exception is the seed of a cause
eventually resulting in the corresponding effect, so who and what
we are today is the sum of our previous thoughts - there are
absolutely no exceptions to Principle this whatsoever.

So what does this imply in practical terms?

It implies that in order to experience the reality that we desire,
we must first control our thoughts by the process of "right
thinking".

If you desire wealth then you must think only wealthy thoughts.

If you desire perfect health then you only think healthy thoughts.

If you wish to be Loved, then you must think only thoughts of Love
towards others.

This is an immutable Universal Principle that everyone must
understand and live by.

This is why, in accordance with this Beatitude, everyone should
"hunger after righteousness" or "right thinking", such people then
being "filled" with the fruits of their desires.

Some people who have a basic understanding of these Principles,
perhaps after watching or reading The Secret for example, quickly
become disillusioned after failing to manifest their reality, and
enter into a state of self condemnation. This is the worst thing to
do, because such thoughts will manifest in kind. If only people
would put the same Energy and conviction in to positive thoughts
there would be far more happy people living on Earth today.

If desires are not manifesting as quickly as would have hoped, the
only way forward is to continue only positive, harmonious thoughts
that are consistent with the ultimate desire. Any adverse or
negative thought will not only cancel out the seeds sown with
positive thoughts, but will almost certainly bring negative effects.

This Beatitude therefore advises not to become discouraged.
Continue to hunger for right thinking and all will be right with
your life if you are patient.

As we have discussed in previous newsletters - the more we can
realise Source Energy, God within, the more power we can realise
behind our thoughts, and therefore as well as right thinking,
realising God, Source within is fundamental, and ultimately will
determine the speed and extent of success.

The important message of this Beatitude is not to be discouraged.
Know that we are aspects and channels of expression of Source, God,
think only positive, harmonious thoughts in the direction of how
you wish to experience life, and that will become your reality with
patience.