Experiential knowing of Divine
I connect people to the Divine within themselves and their world.
When people ask what I do for a living, I get a lot of interesting reactions.
Most recently, I was in a store and a gentleman asked me for directions. We struck up an easy conversation, talking about life and my love of football. And invariably he asked about my profession. When I shared, his eyes widened and he whispered, “So, you’re like a pastor?”
“Well, kinda.”
He began to back away and quickly left the aisle.
This reaction is not uncommon. When I share my connection with God, generally people have one of two reactions: either drawing near, disclosing their most private and vulnerable moments, or backing away suddenly with wide eyed cautiousness. It’s always an interesting experience when I’m on a plane mid-flight and my fellow passenger either looks frantically for the exit or deeply in my eyes. I understand from my own journey, the nervous apprehension around “spiritual folk” and the desire to keep them at bay.
What comes up for you when you think of God?
Growing up I was taught to love God, but through behavioral observation, what I really learned was to fear God. You see, I was conditioned to think of God in authoritarian terms. I bought into patriarchal forms of hierarchy and perceived God as punitive, condemning and distant. Through subtle messaging, I thought God experiences were for special people, and despite my best efforts, I wasn’t worthy enough. When I speak with people about their spiritual journeys I find this is a common theme. And as I’ve matured in my practice and deepened relationship with Divine, I’ve found this construct to be a gross misrepresentation of Spirit.
Here’s what I believe now:
People fear God, because they don’t know God.
Knowing God is experiencing expansive generosity, infinite grace, and a continuous outpouring of Love.
Knowing God is recognizing Divine in and with and amongst human form.
Knowing God is being with the paradox of divine individuality and cosmic universality.
For far too long, we’ve tried to tame God’s immeasurable generosity. We cram God into a mold that we as humans understand because it’s convenient. We envision God in our image, and project our definitions of God when God is indefinable. We forget that what makes God, actually God, is infinite expansiveness - an enormity so massive that it can't be fully understood, only experienced.
This is the pathway of mystics - an experiential knowledge of Divine.
I serve through the Akashic Records because I experience such a visceral knowing of divine love - an encounter that, once experienced, cannot be unknown. It is my belief that through the Akashic Records, you cannot help but find the true nature of God yourself.
God is experienced through many means - scripture, nature, through relationship - oftentimes, we catch glimpses of Divine but find the experience fleeting. Through the Records, I’ve learned how to extend these moments of encounter for longer and deeper periods of time. It is my hope that through your journeys in the Records, you may be able to recognize and find your pathway to Divine within yourself and your world.
FYI: If you want to learn how to access the Akashic Records yourself, my mentor, Brynne Dippell, is offering a course starting October 13, I will be assisting. I believe in empowering the Divine in you, if this article resonates, you may be called to deepen your relationship with Spirit in this manner.
