Received through Mercedes Kirkel

June 11, 2012

Greetings beloved,

It is I, Hilarion. I realize that this is the first time that I have come through you, and you are not so familiar with me as with others. And so I am happy to introduce myself, and to make myself known to you and to all in this way tonight.

I am especially moved to come now because this is a very potent time on the Earth. It is a time that is powerful. It is a time that is pivotal in many ways. And it is a time that is very blessed. Many of you are noticing the changes in your life. You are noticing patterns. You are noticing the speed at which things are happening. You are noticing a sense of things going faster, having more intensity, perhaps being a little bit more out of your personal control. You’re noticing that there is something larger than you that is directing the things that are happening and you are being carried by that, as opposed to you, yourself—as an individual, with a will and intention and mind—choosing what you’re doing. It is not that your will or your mind or your intention are shut down or turned off. It is that something greater is at play and is affecting you. Many of you are noticing this and are aware of this.

I confirm that this is so. There are these things happening. It is reflected in the events that you are seeing in some of the astronomical/astrological bodies—the eclipses, the transiting of Venus, the solstice that is soon upon you, and the various astrological influences that many of you are aware of. This is an unusual time, that so many things are happening virtually simultaneously. You could say that they are affecting you, and that would be accurate.  But in another sense, you could also say that they are reflecting the transformation that is happening within you and within your world. It is something like what you call a chicken or an egg situation. It is not that one created the other. It is that they are both happening simultaneously and, depending on your perspective, it may appear that one is causing the other. But really, they are two phenomena that are pointing to the same thing. They are pointing to great transformation.

Many of you thought, and some people are still predicting, that this transformation is going to happen in the outer world in terms of the structures of your world—the world economy, or your national or even local economies, your political structures, your various social structures or religious structures, the institutions and forms of your world. While many predicted and thought that this would be the form that it would take, what you’re actually seeing is that the primary change is happening within yourself. And this is a very good thing. For ultimately, the only purpose for having outer forms change first is if that is supportive of helping you (and by you, I mean the global you, the greater you, the universal you), helping individuals to make the inner shift. But this is a difficult way to do it. If you are making the inner shift independent of the outside events, that is much easier and therefore preferable.

And that is what is happening in your world and we applaud you. We are so excited about what is happening and we are proud of you, that you have found your way to do it in this way, which is a much more desirable way. So congratulations and kudos to all of you who are making this inner change.

And yes, it is not always comfortable. You are being transformed. It is like playdough or silly putty being stretched into a new shape. Your body isn’t used to that shape. Or your emotions aren’t used to that constellation. Or your thinking isn’t used to thinking in that way. Or your energy body isn’t used to functioning in that form, that modality. So it is not always easy. It is not always comfortable. But you can trust this process. It is for your highest good. And you are all doing so well with it. The speed with which you are transforming is quite remarkable. It is, you could say, unique, that you humans are going through immeasurable transformation and evolution in a remarkably short time. I say this to you to help you to appreciate what is happening and to be most supportive of yourselves in the midst of it. This may often look like helping yourself to relax, to take it easy, to rest more, to let things go that in the past you might have said, “Oh no, I have to do this,” or “I have to be this way,” or whatever it is, and to trust the process. You are doing an excellent job of that. I simply urge you to continue. This will be most valuable for you.

It is not that your outer world will not change. There will be changes. But when the inner world changes first, then the outer world changes are much more easeful, flowing, cooperative, gentle, even joyful. So the fact that this is happening in this way is a very good sign. It will help you to have these changes that you long for in your world, but in a way that will not be as tumultuous and disruptive as it would be if you were not making the inner changes first. So you are completely on your path and on the optimal path for how this can happen.

It is not always easy to see change up close. When you are very close to change, it sometimes doesn’t look like anything is happening. Or it sometimes look like everything is just falling to pieces. And at times, that may indeed be what is happening. But that is a part of the process. Certain things have to release, let go of, dissolve before the new can come in. You must make space for letting go of the old, and that is what draws in the new.

Yet you do not have to particularly focus on it at this time. That is what is so wonderful about this period of time. It is not required that you even understand what you are letting go of, or that you engage it intentionally or consciously, doing the kind of work on yourself that perhaps you have done in the past, where you were working on a particular arena or issue, you were getting help with it, you were doing processes… This is different. It is not like that. It is almost like you go to sleep and it happens in your sleep. But it’s not only happening in your sleep. It’s happening in your waking time, too. But it is not something that you need to be in charge of and directing and making sure it is happening correctly. It is absolutely happening on its own. You need to just go along for the ride and support yourself in the midst of it. What a gift! And it is a gift. It is a great gift from the universal creator-God. And you are the great beneficiary of this gift. So we bless you and support you in this and reassure you that all is well. You are doing fantastically well.

There is more ahead. But at this time it does not particularly serve you to be looking to the future. It is like the process of a flower opening. Be in the moment as each petal unfurls. Do not think about what is ahead. It will happen in its own perfect timing. That will actually support you in this process, by not thinking about it, not worrying about it, not being concerned about it. You always can pray. Prayer is always a beneficial thing. And the optimum prayer is that you can be connected to your higher self, that the guidance of your higher self can come through most clearly to you, and that you can receive it most clearly, that you can hear this guidance. That will be sufficient.

All is in order. You are in order. And your higher self is completely connected to this process, to the absolute divine. That is all you need. It is quite remarkable, quite a change.

Of course you can be continuing to support yourself in ways that you enjoy. If you enjoy your meditation, most definitely do that. If you enjoy eating a healthy diet, do that. You will probably notice changes in these arenas. Use your joy as the measure, as your guide. What you enjoy and what is joyful for you is your guide. And it’s becoming more and more clear to you that that is so. So you can follow your joy. Follow your bliss, as a wise person said at one point.

Your challenge may be that this is different from the way that you have functioned in the past. Perhaps in the past you have told yourself, “Oh, I couldn’t do that. That wouldn’t be safe. I wouldn’t be taking care of business. I wouldn’t be doing what I need to do to survive and to be responsible.” But the game is changing. It has always been fine for you to follow your joy. But now it is becoming more of an imperative. And this will help you, as so many things shift, to flow with the joy and follow that.

Know that things in your world are getting more clear. They are getting more light-filled. And the darkness that was obstructing that in the past is more and more dissolving, emptying, clearing. This may not be totally apparent on the surface of things. But if you look with your third eye vision for the light, you can see it. You can see that the light is increasing. Those who do not see it or who do not want to see it will be proclaiming that the world is the same or perhaps getting worse. They will be mongering fear to you and anyone who will listen to them. It is your job to bless them and to know that that is how things appear to them. It is not how things need to appear to you.

So I urge you to stay with the light. Breathe in light. Taste the light. Fill your whole self with light. Smell the light as you breathe it through your nostrils. And enjoy the light.

One of the things that will support you in this is to talk less. Many of you have the habit of talking much more than supports you. In the higher dimensions we talk very little, partly because we communicate telepathically. We do not need to talk. You may not have that full capability yet, and that is fine. But you can start to relax your talking. This is a distraction from the beauty, the light around you, much of the time. It keeps you locked into your brain, locked away from the light, locked away from the beauty and the joy.

The same is not true of your sense of feeling. Your sense of feeling supports you. It supports you through your body, through your emotions, eventually through your heart, and eventually through your higher mind. You can support this process by relaxing your talking. It is alright for there to be silence. It is alright to be with another person and not have to fill the space with talking. Remember the light. Remember to fill yourself with the light. Let that become your primary occupation, rather than your incessant thinking and talking. It is not that you have to be mute. It is not that this is an ironclad law and you can never talk. But notice when you can relax your speech and rest in the silence, rest in the light that is all around you.

As you do this you will feel yourself smile. You will feel yourself smile on the inside. Your mouth may be totally relaxed, but your being is smiling. It is a smile of the light. And so I urge you to practice this smile, this inner smile that is filled with light, to share it fully with yourself and to share it with others. Let this be your primary communication. This will be most joyful for you, I assure you.

And now I would like to engage in dialog with you. I ask you, “What would you like to know more about? What would you me to speak about?” Please ask me and I am happy to respond.

Question: You speak about prayer. Many of us are often asked by others to send prayers to a loved one who is experiencing emotional or physical difficulties, or they are on the verge of passing into another dimension. Or they may even ask us to pray after they’ve made the transition, to assist in that. Since prayer isn’t an “asking for” experience, what should our experience be when we’re requested to pray in those ways?

Hilarion: First of all, it is not exactly accurate that prayer is not an “asking for” experience. It depends on your level of consciousness. Prayer will occur at whatever level of consciousness you are resting in. If you are in a third-dimensional consciousness, it will take the form of an “asking for.” The more you are based in physicality, the more you will be asking for very physical, tangible things.

I believe what you’re referring to, though, is the guidance or instruction that is based on elevating prayer to a higher level, basically coming from a higher-dimensional focus. At this level, prayer is less about asking for certain outcomes, certain events, certain things to occur or to manifest. It is more about what it is that you desire fundamentally at those higher levels of consciousness. These are things like: that the individuals involved can all be connected to their higher self, and can be fully receiving the guidance of their higher self and responding to that guidance. This is the same, actually, as being connected to God. It is just the form that it happens at at the individual level. This is always an appropriate prayer, to pray for connection to God, surrender to God, merging with God, and allowing God to direct the course of whatever is to happen.

Another way of saying this—which is a very simple, tangible, concrete way—is to ask that the highest good be done for all involved. This is always appropriate. You can ask it more specifically, such as, “I ask that the highest good occur for this person and for all involved.” So you can focus on a particular individual or a particular group of individuals, however it is that you’re connected to this situation. But you also want to include that it’s for the highest good of all involved. So that is another form that prayer can take.

Another prayer that is very similar is “Thy will be done.” Then you are turning it over to God. Because truly, in these situations—as in all situations—we do not know what is for the highest good. It may appear that a person is suffering, and perhaps that suffering is a great breakthrough for them in their soul’s evolution. Many people in the third dimension look at death as the enemy, that life is the positive and death is the negative. But in the higher dimensions, we do not see it this way. Perhaps if the person is ready to die, that would be a wonderful thing—that they are moving on to a higher dimension, that they have completed their life lessons and their life work in this lifetime, that they have outgrown the usefulness of their physical body at this time. It may be a complete blessing that they are moving on.

So the truest form of prayer is to make yourself the conduit of God’s light and to ask for that to come in, in the highest way and for the highest good of all involved. The other thing is to hold that understanding within yourself, which brings you to a place of peace. This, in and of itself, can be a tremendous blessing. If you are, yourself, rested, peaceful that all is in order, all is happening in God’s perfect way, you will help others to come to that. Even if they aren’t consciously aware of it or choosing it, you, yourself, will be a living prayer, by your presence. So there is both the conscious prayer that you, yourself, invoke and engage. And then there’s the prayer that you are and that you radiate and emanate to everyone you have contact with, in the physical or not in the physical. This includes being in touch with people who are not physically incarnate or beings in other dimensions. They are affected by you, as well.

Many of you have prayers that have a certain form. Someone created a prayer and that has become a form that is repeated or said. That is fine, if that supports you in connecting to God in a real, true way. If it is just an empty ritual, a hollow shell, feel free to let go of it. The form that prayer takes is fundamentally from your heart. It is your heart speaking. If words come with it, that is absolutely fine. For some people, it is easier to vision than to put things into words. For some people, it is easier to feel things in a kinesthetic way. It does not matter. It is the communication of your heart in whatever way is strongest for you. That is what you are to find. So really, when you pray, you are simply putting your attention on a particular thing, event, person, arena. And then you are allowing your heart to speak in whatever way it does, in a way that connects you with God and allows that connection to pour forth into that situation. This is true prayer.

Question: I think you were saying that some of the changes that we’re going through are of an internal nature and we don’t have to work so hard on these changes, that they’ll be more automatic. I can see that happening for some people. I can also see for others that maybe haven’t addressed things or haven’t truly figured things out, it seems like they’re being forced awake.

Hilarion: Yes. You are seeing the fruit of your past work at this time. This change is going on regardless of you focusing on it, putting your attention on it, trying to create it—it’s not that kind of change. But, depending on the work you have done in the past, that will determine the level of ease with which you are experiencing this change.

Of course there are always things you can do that will make it easier for you. It’s kind of like a woman giving birth to a child. That child is going to be born one way or another, in almost all circumstances. But the woman has some choice over how easeful the process is. And her preparation will make a difference. So the level of preparation that you have done in the past is making a difference.

Everyone is unique. You cannot compare yourself to other beings. Well, you can, but it will not serve you to compare yourself to other beings, because you are all on your own trajectory. Even though this is a group event, a group transformation that is happening, each one of you is experiencing it in a unique way. It is affecting each one of you in a unique way. And each one of you has a unique soul agreement that you came into this lifetime with that related to being here at this time for this transformation. But you also have your individual aspects—what your soul’s work is to do and what you have agreed to create in this lifetime to support that soul’s work. So it is different for everyone. It is unique. And it is not the case that the people who are seemingly having an easier time are more elevated, more advanced. Or that the ones who are having a more difficult time are less elevated, less advanced. You can’t look at the outer manifestations as a reflection of being further along the path or less far along the path, better, less-than, anything like that. Truly, you never know another’s path. You never know what their soul has done, is going to do, or is in the process of doing right now.

This is a very important understanding. If you hold this understanding it allows your mind to be open, to bring the blessings of light to all circumstances without interfering with it with your own sense of thinking that you know what is happening with another. It can be hard to even know what is happening with yourself. And in some sense it is not necessary. But there is a way that your mind can support the process. You can look at patterns. You can look at, “When I do this, it seems to be more difficult. When I do this, things seem to flow better.” You can use those patterns to make adjustments that support you, that make your life and your growth and your tranformation smoother, gentler, easier, which most beings enjoy.

Perhaps that is enough for now. I am aware that in these meetings you often drop into the heart space in a deeper way than you often experience at other times. There is great pleasure in this. And the mind tends to still and come to rest. I imagine you are experiencing that at this time, and I am glad.

I will say my farewell, for now. I thank you for our connection. I am very happy that we have connected in this way. I thank you for your questions. I hope I have supported you. I leave you with this thought and this urging: Remember the light. It is always there. Simply turn to the light and enjoy that beauty.

And so I leave you now, with my blessings, with my love, in wonder, in delight, in love.

Blessings to you dear ones.

***********************************

Copyright 2012 Mercedes Kirkel, http://www.mercedeskirkel.com, All Rights Reserved. Please copy and share this article as long as it is shared in its entirety and the information is not altered, excerpted, or added to; credit of authorship and my website address (www.mercedeskirkel.com) is included; and no money is exchanged. For any other uses, please contact Mercedes Kirkel to obtain permission. Thank you.

Mercedes Kirkel is a channel and spiritual guide, bringing forth messages and instruction from Mary Magdalene and other Beings of Light, as well as Akashic Record Readings. Her new book, Mary Magdalene Beckons: Join the River of Love is available at www.marymagdalenebeckons.com. All messages and practices are universal and are not affiliated with any religion.

To receive ongoing messages from Mary Magdalene and other Beings of Light through Mercedes, go to www.mercedeskirkel.com and request to be added to the mailing list.

Mercedes offers workshops and private sessions in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is available in-person or long distance (by phone and skype), or to travel to your location. For more information, go to www.mercedeskirkel.com.