God… Goddess… Great Mystery… Spirit… Best
Self… The Hero Inside…
Source… Life-Force… Chi… Ki… True
Self… Higher Self… the One Ego,
All that is… I AM that I
AM
‘You can have anything you want, but you
will have to work for it.’
Richard Bach
A Map to God
'Awakening Spiritual Integrity' The most enlightening experiences in my life have come from
mistakes, heartbreak and pain. The gift of all that suffering,
I have discovered, is that we don’t have to throw away a whole
life just because we get messed up a little. Losers deserve a
second chance so that they can become winners and that’s what
this book is all about. The fairy tale of my life began as a
nightmare. This book describes how this led to my awakening.
As a result of a series of near death experiences, I was
blessed to receive through ‘direct knowing’ vital spiritual
knowledge (gnosis). I was given to understand that all kinds
of gifts and tools for transformation are being made available
to us at this crucial crossroads in human evolution. I was
then guided through a chain of synchronistic and unusual
events to various spiritual and psychological teachings. I met
powerful spiritual people who recognized my awakening state.
Each teacher was expert in his or her own field and was able
to assist me to heal a different part of myself. I accessed
powerful tools to begin to open up and re-connect to my inner
world of invisible helpers. I began to heal others in turn,
but realized there is no magical instant healing fix – it’s
about taking responsibility for our lives, changing everything
within us to live in harmony with spirit, about being
whole.
This book, the first of two, is the result of all that. It
has been formulated from recondite Gnostic and other ancient
wisdoms, as revealed over many thousands of years. Relatively
few yet know about such traditions. Established religions, at
least in their practice if not their origins, ignore them. It
has been our loss, and this volume attempts to redress the
balance. It makes it possible at last for every kind of
spiritual seeker to rediscover their bliss and achieve a
constant, upward spiral of spiritual growth, while contending
with the demands and challenges of everyday modern living in a
substantially toxic world. Incidentally, recent statistics
show that nowadays, in just one day, we are subjected to more
toxins than our grandparents encountered in an entire
lifetime. Something has to give… We truly need to learn how to
live higher spiritual principles in order to transform
ourselves and heal our world. As we all learn to live these
simple principles, our world will transform!
The book’s premise is that all of contemporary society’s
problems stem from a loss of connection to spirit. Our
technology-based, must-have consumer lifestyles cause many
distractions so that we forget ‘best self’ (spirit), and thus
our lives lack any real purpose, passion or bliss. Loss of
connection to spirit ultimately disconnects us from the rest
of our world. When we live out of harmony with spirit, we are
more liable to cause harm to ourselves, to others and to our
environment. Typically, best self then calls us to awaken,
most often through a series of ‘spiritual emergencies’. These
‘breakdown to breakthrough’ experiences can sometimes be
mysterious and exciting, yet most often they are dramatic,
traumatic and frightening. Without the ancient maps and a
teacher, the quest to restore our spiritual integrity may take
an entire lifetime, or worse still, due to unconscious
psychological blocks and denials, may never happen at all.
This is a tragedy because, ultimately, when we fail to deal
with our own personal shadow defects, planetary shadow issues
escalate and we tend to get the corrupt governments,
corporations and fundamental religions we deserve.
’The Foundation of Wisdom is the selfless
awe of God. Sceptics deny that this is so, and the ignorant
ignore the discipline That leads to it, but you need not be
among them.’
Proverbs 1:7
In order to best understand the remarkable life and death
experiences that I share in this book, let’s refer to the
best-seller by Neale Donald Walsch, Conversations with God
(Hodder & Stoughton USA).
Like me, Walsch was experiencing an all-time low point in
his life. At that time, he decided to write a letter to God,
venting his frustrations. Like me, what he did not expect was
‘contact’ or a response. As he finished his letter, he was
moved to continue writing and out came extraordinary answers
to his questions. Similarly, in the vicelike grip of a $1,000
per day cocaine habit, I pushed myself past what I thought was
the point of no return. Following an incredibly massive
overdose, as I felt all life-energy leaving my body and I knew
I was dead, instead of the nothingness that I expected in
death, I found myself before some kind of super-luminal Life
Review Board. At that point, in actual fact, my life only
really began to be lived. I was privy to a truth that was
almost too much to bear, one world is ending and another world
is beginning… I was shown revelations that would come to pass
especially with relevance to new time-lines determined by
levels of consciousness gained.
Suppose we could ask God the most puzzling questions about
existence, questions about love, faith, life and death, good
and evil. Just suppose God provided clear understandable
answers. It happened to Neale Donald Walsch. It happened to
me. It could happen to anyone. In short, following a fatal
drug overdose, I had my first conversation with a divine
ambassador, the Archangel Michael. I was lovingly given a
chance to view the major events of my life and helped to find
deeper meaning and higher purpose to all I had suffered. Then
I was persuaded to come back and share the insights I had been
shown, plus many more that I have gathered on my own journey
of enlightenment and awakening spiritual integrity since then.
Since that time in 1992, I have been consistently and lovingly
guided by angels and master guides. They have directed me to
write this book – to assemble this simple yet challenging plan
to lead others into their own unique path of spiritual
integrity.
In different ways, Walsch and I both found the same answers
to our questions. These answers reveal the universal truths
underlying all mystical and religious traditions. These
answers changed my life. Read and lived, they will change the
lives of many others. Those who read this book and perform the
practices will come to view others as part of a unified whole,
as part of themselves. The basic truth that Walsch and I found
is that we are not separate, one from another. We are all
leaves on the same tree! When we recognize this and live the
truth that we are all one great being, it becomes impossible
to practise anything less than harmlessness towards all
others. When we forget this, however, we create chaos and
destruction. Isn’t it obvious? If I know from experience that
everyone else is part of the greater me, and I love myself,
then how could I wish to hurt or take advantage of any other?
The personal experience of this truth is, I believe, the key
to resolving issues of conflict and establishing a working
peace on all levels from the interpersonal to the
international arenas.
“Anyone who has worked 18 hours a day to try to
keep up with the rat race will find this book to be literally
a life saver. Susie Anthony walks her talk and she has truly
experienced all she shares. Expertly, yet simply written, my
hope is that this visionary work will awaken the masses to
really respond to the call to spirit, wholeness and healing. I
could not put it down. This incredible book will dramatically
change your life and perceptions of reality – read it if you
dare!”
Professor Miceal Ledwith L. Ph., D.D., LL.D., was a
Professor of Theology for 16 years at Maynooth, Ireland, and
for ten years served as President of the University. For 17
years he was a member of the International Theological
Commission - a small group of 12 theologians of international
standing charged with advising the Pope on theological
matters. He has been a long time member of the Ramtha School
of Ancient Wisdom and today is in frequent demand as a speaker
all over the world.
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This final part of the journey makes The Da Vinci Code,
Harry Potter and Indiana Jones-type adventures look dull and
easy by comparison!
The Sequel A Map to God ‘Developing Spiritual Integrity’ –
preparation for the final stages.
The reason the first book
stops at Alchemical Level 4 – the stage of Christed
consciousness – and proceeds no further on the map is that the
final three stages, as perhaps one may have already imagined,
are incredibly challenging and demanding.
At Alchemical Level 5 a truly fierce refining process
begins where higher life-force energies become available to
us. We feel as if we are falling apart or being torn apart by
forces beyond our comprehension. Actually, this is exactly
what’s happening; we are beginning to disintegrate physically,
mentally, emotionally and spiritually to make room for the
more highly refined energies of ultimate best self – soul is
merging now with spirit. We are completing the journey of ego
reconnecting to soul and beginning the journey of soul
reconnecting to spirit. It’s a similar process but the way
becomes more difficult and we get tested like almost never
before, over and over until we fully embrace this natural
process to disintegrate so we can integrate more light. This
is likened to the shedding of old skins in order to allow even
higher energies or aspects of best self to be integrated. The
success and accomplishments of the last level – Christ
consciousness or reconnection to soul – pale into
insignificance almost, as we are confronted with our worst
personal shadow aspects and the worst shadow challenges of the
entire collective consciousness. As more light comes in, more
shadow is exposed and needs to be purified and cleared. It all
‘sounds’ so simple and it is simple, but far from easy. We
feel as if we are dying and of course we are dying, dying to
find God.
The beginning of the alchemical process to reconnect to
spirit – all that is – is truly overwhelming, dark and
frightening. The places we are asked to go are almost where
angels fear to tread... a good reason that the higher path,
the final three levels of the map are discussed in a separate
book. This higher path is all at once fascinating and
terrifying, yet totally compelling.
It’s not for the newcomer or beginner and definitely NOT
for the faint-hearted. If the drowsy or newly awakened were to
know about the final tests of the higher levels too soon,
there is a real danger that they’d be forever discouraged from
the path. This is surely the most valid reason for discussing
Levels 5, 6 and 7 in the next book.
At Alchemical Level 5 consumed by darkness, it feels like
the light has deserted us and gone out. We may wish to give up
and many do because they feel so world-weary. I remember a
phrase from Star Trek that sums it up perfectly – ‘the higher
the fewer’. It’s a terribly frightening experience to feel as
if all that was gained so far has been lost or perhaps wasn’t
ever true.
In Developing Spiritual Integrity, the final three levels
of the map will be outlined, showing us that we are never
alone in this higher refining ‘polishing our diamond’ process.
Like never before, there comes a growing sense that everything
we do is for all of humanity. We lose all interest in
attaining personal ego goals and feel focused only on the
bigger picture. This is a major choice point, where it becomes
terrifyingly too apparent that the collective shadow can only
be transcended via each one of us being willing to personally
deal with and transcend this evil within self.
Oh what a glorious battle ensues! We come face to face with
our dharma and the realization that no matter what it takes to
transcend our own karma and that of the collective, this was
always to be our life work. If we wish to continue higher up
the path, we accept this. Resistance is futile and whatever we
resist persists holding us back. If we are ready to go higher,
all the way, these realizations animate and inspire us to see
this through. Re-animated we release the echoes of outworn
‘victim consciousness’ beliefs and deal with each issue as it
arises – with wisdom and with spiritual integrity. It’s tough,
it’s terrible and it takes sheer guts, determination,
detachment, love, courage, faith, hope and patience to never
give up and never surrender ever again to the lower path of
ego. As Jimmy Carter once said, ‘We should live our lives as
though Christ was coming this afternoon.’
When I was introduced to the higher initiations of the last
three levels, I began to experience all kinds of loss,
rejection, abandonment and betrayal from those nearest and
dearest to me, my teacher, my husband, all sorts of ‘friends’
– even my best friend. I lost my job, my health and my home. I
experienced all kinds of blocks to succeeding and all kinds of
loss, pain and suffering. The challenges were dark,
devastating and fierce. It took everything I had to remain
true to the higher path and hold strong to my beliefs. I
continued step by step, little by little, each day. I learned
to keep everything in the day – sometimes repeating over and
over to myself ‘this too shall pass!’ I was soothed, I made it
through and I have never looked back. This map helped me to
keep the faith and to keep on keeping on… a favourite saying
of mine.
The map of the alchemical levels, however, is not really
about reaching a destination – enlightenment. You see there’s
always work to do, more to unfold and I live in a perpetual
state of excitement and joy, welcoming the challenge, the
incredible mystery that reconnection to spirit and ultimate
best self is.
So where do we go next?
Entering Alchemical Level 6, we learn to create yet only
motivated by how our creativity will be for and help the
greatest good of the whole. We will still experience times
when we feel the illusion of separation from spirit, yet we
will always know that our guardian angel is merely focused
elsewhere and that with the slightest flutter of wings will
return to aid us. Most likely we’ll experience the dangers of
self-inflation or delusions of grandeur. At times we may feel
as if we are ahead of all others and feel tempted to look down
on them as un-evolved and stupid. Be compassionate and never
judge the darkness or it will claim us too! At this level, the
last vestiges of personal identity are gradually blotted out
by periodic inner experiences of the One – the true highest
best self. Personal awareness is purged by a growing awareness
of the One – the Absolute – All That Is.
At Alchemical Level 7, the final stage, our best self is
fully present all of the time. Our full reconnection with
spirit is manifested in the earth physical and we feel and
sometimes see (and others can see) a golden glow about us. We
are the ones we have been waiting for. We are the one who is
all this and we are filled with ultimate confidence, power,
wisdom, compassion and love. Because what we wish and desire
is what the One self wishes and desires for the greatest good,
all our actions have great success. If the time is right and
the vision is perfect, instant manifestation is possible. Even
when engaged in interactions with others less aware, we never
forget the best self and our best destiny. Most who attain
this state remain here only to serve others and the greatest
good. Thus we learn how to live spiritual integrity.
COMPELLING NEW BOOK PROJECT - 2010/11 ONGOING
WE NEED ANOTHER HERO GENERATION
Mr Gore confided in me that 'we need another hero
generation' In collaborating with David Gibbons at VoiceAmerica, Susie
had a compelling idea for certain of the interviews on her
shows - to underpin the questions in her series of shows with
the archetypal theme of finding the hero within... after all
this is what her work is all about.
Susie has invited people onto IN DISCUSSION with her
because they have had the courage to make the sacrifices and
take the risks necessary to inspire the ‘listenership’ to look
inside and find their best selves and do something to make our
world a better place.
Extracts of these interviews with permission will be
reproduced in Susie's forthcoming book, the second in the
award winning Map to God series , ‘Famous Spiritual
Integrity’. In this book Susie is building a collection of
truly moving and profound interviews with really remarkable
people who all share frankly about faith and integrity. Susie
says... 'I have chosen people who have consistently
demonstrated a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks,
the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice.
Ironically, in some cases these virtues made them vulnerable;
they were wounded but like true heroes they never gave up and
were never destroyed. I do not restrict the term ‘hero’ to
warrior or life-saver; I use it to describe anyone who has had
the courage to follow his or her calling, obtained the
necessary knowledge and skills, and then used that wisdom and
experience for the benefit of his or her people.
The deeper message of my book is about the value of making
individual heroism so commonplace it becomes banal and
routine. You might remember reading that recently I met Al
Gore and we talked about SOLUTIONS to many of the challenges
in our world today.
Mr Gore confided in me that 'we need another hero
generation'.
I agree with him entirely and so does David Gibbons that…
we all have to somehow understand that history is presenting
us with a powerful and unique choice point. In ignorance, in
separation from spirit, we have created a culture of
distraction, we haven't been able to see the global writing on
the wall... We have a planetary emergency on our hands in
terms of climate crisis. We have to find a way to create in
everyone alive today a sense of generational mission. It's my
deepest and most profound wish that my book and David’s radio
interviews will help accomplish this... with your
co-operation!'
The "New eLetters from America" is raising extraordinary
interest as David walks in the footsteps of Alistair Cooke;
this charting the evolution of America at a significant time
in both its own and world's history. The first program is
located at http://davidgibbons.org/id116.html
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