Universe Clues

Bad times have scientific value ... We learn geology themorning after the earthquake.

—Ralph Waldo Emerson

Have you ever experienced something that you felt was a "strangecoincidence"? Have you ever known someone that seemed to bethe "lucky one"? These expressions were much more commontwenty-plus years ago. As humanity has matured and the collectiveconsciousness has recruited more minds, a common shift from those oldphrases has morphed into "Everything happens for a reason" and "It's theway it is supposed to be."

The power that can affect life with such a subtle shift in thinking isof interest to me. We can mobilize and break down information and thenuse it as an advantage to manifest many results in life. It can even allow usto control the actions of others. The ignorance of believing that we havelittle control over most of the aspects of our lives is starting to shift as acollective whole. As many more of us start taking responsibility for ouractions and the choices that we have made, we become aware that whathappens to us is a direct result of our actions. Our decisions to act or notto act have ultimately constructed the path we have experienced since webegan thinking for ourselves.

As newborns to this world, we have an unprincipled belief system.Everything is personal and reactive. Ignorance is bliss, and our onlyawareness is developed out of physical need and our reaction to theenvironment that surrounds us. At age two or so, we start to enter ourego phase as we push the boundaries. We test our limits. The egocentricexperience creates the overuse of the few words we've learned at thisearly age. The primary words are mine and no. Psychological studieshave shown that approximately 30 to 40 percent of adults are stuck inthis "ego" phase of personality. We all move through different phasesduring our day, and the higher, more ethereal phases that are referred toas principal, responsible, and universal come from our development aswe age and experience the lessons in life.

The personality mind map is akin to a very simplified version ofthe "enneagram" a theory involving personalities. Students that acceptthe enneagram theory recognize that it involves a fixed personality traitduring an average neutral state. However, that personality can fl oatbetween two other personalities, depending on whether the experienceis the "light" side—high-energy positive—or the "dark" side, meaningthe absence of light: the low-energy negative side.

Mind mapping, as I refer to it, offers an opportunity of growth intoother personalities through experiences and lessons learned as we moveup the ladder through life, creating our personalities and evolving ourrelationships and communication skills. The majority of humans fall intoone or more right-brained personalities: Ego, Pleaser, and Authority. Wetend to shift to the amoral phase when we need to remove ourselves fromreality. It is reminiscent of the common phrase as stated in the SouthwestAirlines commercial, "Wanna get away?"

So what is the importance of knowing the personalities and thetraits that go with them? Because, understanding the enormity of ashift in thinking from, "How lucky was that" to "Everything happensfor a reason," is about becoming aware that we have shift ed from right-brainedlogical personality dependence to left-brained ethereal personalityacceptance. Once we have grown to the more accepting and manifestinglevels in our personalities, we can be aware of, and actually observe,the clues that the universal collective consciousness provides us on anunlimited and daily basis.

So what is a "clue"? Is it something that fl ashes in neon lights or blaresat us with celebratory fanfare? The answer is, it can be. It can come inany form. It usually has some significance. Most coincidences in the olddays were considered clues from the universe or messages from God.Recognizing a coincidence as such allows you to follow it up and find outwhere it leads you. Clues from the universe rarely lead you directly to anoutcome or answer that is clearly defined. However, they provide paths tofollow or maps that assists in accomplishing and manifesting the thingsor goals in life that you desire.

The clues have been around us since the dawn of time. They may seemconvoluted or get lost in normal conversation, such as something simple,like a good idea. Subtle clues rarely are implemented into the fabric ofour lives as mantras to live by. Most humans follow very similar paths asprovided by many of the great religions of the world. My personal view isthat the egocentricities of many such religions tend to divide and conquerat some level, rather than give the power of your existence to a mix ofyour personal choices and God's (the universe). Your personal beliefsand decisions create your reality, with the assistance of your God or theuniverse. Many choices or actions of humans could be described as eithersins or acts of godliness in religious circles. They really are, however,choices we make from messages we receive, that take us to the result orthe next experience in life. We create these experiences for ourselves withthe universal (God's) assistance guiding us along the way.

Belief and/or faith, is a critical part to understanding your controlover your life's circumstances. Until you climb the ladder closer toenlightenment, you will be unaware that belief becomes less faith-basedand more reality or belief-based, and that is when you can accelerate intoyour awareness of "universe clues."

With the knowledge that these clues are just paths or short cuts to yourgoals and desires, look at them objectively instead of subjectively. Thenyou can pick up the less obvious clues along the way and add valuable,additional pieces to the puzzle that can supercharge and enhance the goal,while expediting its manifestation.

My suggestion is to follow up on each clue you begin to notice. Followit through to the end of the path that you have been offered as you pick upadditional clues along the way. As you are fed additional clues, you canthen set out on your next path from the lesson or accomplishment of theprevious clue.

The universe provides unlimited abundance that is offered toeveryone, as there are no selected beings that are "The Lucky Ones." Themore appropriate statement would be "The Enlightened Ones." It maynot be fair, but some are just gift ed without any awareness of the process,much as a gift ed musician or athlete seems to have natural ability. Theonly resistance to this unlimited source of abundance comes from withineach of us. Your perceptions and beliefs are the primary...